Warren John Wilson, 52, faces a single felony count of vandalism, police Sgt. Linda King said Friday. King said nearly 50 holes measuring about 1 foot by 2 feet (30 centimeters by 60 centimeters) have been found since June along a trail at Laguna Lake Park, and in some cases attempts had been made to [...]
100% not cool
What’s smug and deserves to be decapitated?
Great tag line. Gotta love it. What’s smug and deserves to be decapitated? Matthew Parris: My Week A festive custom we could do worse than foster would be stringing piano wire across country lanes to decapitate cyclists. It’s not just the Lycra, though Heaven knows this atrocity alone should be a capital offence; nor the [...]
A big achievement
Those kids across the pond know what it’s all about: A scheme to build a national network of cycle and walking routes has won a £50m lottery grant by topping a public vote. Source: news.bbc.co.uk A national network of cycle and walking routes. Can you imagine? Sustrans: Connect2, which aims to improve travel in 79 [...]
Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)
Somehow I’m guessing the driver will be found at fault. And the badge/uniform thing is just a coincidence. A “civilian” gets run over, big deal. We’re too busy to even look for the car let alone actually cite somebody. Cyclist must have been in the way, holding up traffic, you know those crazy cyclists… Metropolitan [...]
Wear a helmet
From: Ralph Subject: Helmets… Yes wear your helmet, cause you just don’t know. If you knew you’d have already won the lottery! I was leaving a traffic light when my right pedal snapped off. (Picture 1) Yea, I should have run it:-) Landed on one side, that left a mark. That is also when I [...]
Sign this you Neanderthals…
Online Petition for equal prize money for female cyclists. You can even use it as a pick-up line after at the bar. “Hey I just signed a petition to get y’all ladies equal prize money when y’all do your 20 mile loop. Howz about we go get a bit crazy in my pick-em-up truck?” ‘Well, [...]
New York victim of hit-and-run calls 911, gets ticket for not having a bell on his bike.
Saw this over at tucsonbikelawyer.com Car-head: New York victim of hit-and-run calls 911, gets ticket for not having a bell on his bike. I’m not kidding. My friend Joy sent me this under the subject heading “it’s not just Tucson.” The victim has had little luck getting the police to act, even though he has [...]
A reasonable question asked
A reasonable question. With no clear answer. One of the major questions the community is grappling with after the deaths of both Tracey Sparling and Brett Jarolimek is; why were the truck drivers not given a citation for failure to yield to a bicycle in a bike lane? Read bikeportland.org
I am invisible.
A four intersection, but a three way stop. The road I’m on is one way once you pass through. Traffic to my left, up the hill and in front of me at the stop sign. Nothing to the right, which is essentially a parking lot. Girl to my left goes, turning left on to the [...]
Potential trouble for Ragbrai
This could spell trouble for one of the nations finest bicycle events: More Iowa counties are considering a ban on Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa. Crawford County made the move recently after settling a $350,000 lawsuit in which a biker was killed when his tire hit a gap in the road. Supervisors in [...]
FBO online store open
The Flagstaff Biking Organization’s online store is now open for business. Hit it like an eight ball in the corner pocket: flagstaffbiking.org/products-page
Score one for Gravy
From: wilde bike Subject: Marin Independent Journal: Fairfax man defends himself against illegal mountain biking charges “…’gravy’ gets ripped for poaching an illegal trial but he got the chance to express some thoughts in federal court about the lack of cooperation & the dangers of cycling in Marin… …the judge showed a lot of empathy [...]