From: Lopo Subject: ha ha ha..silly boys Ok, so finally a story where the cyclist triumphs over the big truck. Kind of funny. Happened right on main street here in Bozeman. So…there I was…riding along. Light turns red. I stop, of course. I am sittin there waiting for the light to turn green and this Read the full article…

This is beginning to get really depressing. There have been a lot of emails and subsequent posts regarding accidents involving cyclists today. Looks like it’s about time to mix up a cocktail at the Drunkcyclist World Headquarters. From: dano Subject: this is worthy of your attention Jonny, This is so terribly sad and horribly outrageous Read the full article…

A Warwick man was killed yesterday afternoon while riding his bicycle along Route 1 south between Kings Factory Road and Posser Trail, the police said. The accident happened around 4 p.m. when a gray Buick Rendezvous sport-utility vehicle traveling south on Route 1 veered off the road into the shoulder, fatally striking Frank J. Cabral, Read the full article…

I’ve gotten a few emails on this on so far: From: Josh Subject: suv runs over priest I doubt you guys want to become a place where cyclists are eulogized, but I thought I’d pass this story along. It seems to be getting out of hand in Chicago (four cyclists killed in the last month), Read the full article…

Another one that warms the heart. From: david Subject: cars rule Just ask the Beverly Hills PD: digg.com soundoftheground.blogspot.com He ain’t lyin’. Check the story: I was riding to work as a graduate research assistant for my PhD studies at UCLA at around 10:40am Tuesday morning (August 21, 2007). I was westbound on Wilshire preparing Read the full article…

Drunkcyclist contributor Erik B. has a damn good one in the Tucson Citizen. Excerpt below: The Tucson Citizen was right to champion Tucson’s efforts to create new bike lanes (July 31 editorial “Pedaling away: new bike lanes”), but the Citizen missed the mark on Tucson’s “bike-friendly” status. Tucson currently has a “gold” designation from the Read the full article…

Seems I got me a new friend in the Kansas City area. Good news. That’ll match up well with the century farm my uncle is minding out that way. Yep, I got family out there. Generations of family. I fired off Our Dear Tony an email earlier today, right about the same time I posted Read the full article…

Yep. Bikes may be banned from the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail. Some words: The Forest Service suggests prohibiting mountain biking where our use is currently allowed on the CDNST. The proposed policy also singles out bicycling as an undesirable use that should be subject to additional scrutiny and restrictions. These include a burden of Read the full article…

Moving the ball forward. New bills passed by the Oregon Legislature will make an already bicycle-friendly Ashland even safer for those who choose to pedal. A bill was signed earlier last week that establishes a “share the road” license plate with the proceeds going to bicycle safety programs. Another bill will create a safe passing Read the full article…