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Wednesday, July 21st, 2010A New York City police car hit a cyclist after the car ran a red light and then drove away. The cops didn’t take the cyclist to the hospital, call an ambulance or even report the accident. I guess they were in a hurry to get their morning Krispy Cremes. Luckily the entire incident was captured […]
The Future Of Biking In My Hood
Thursday, March 25th, 2010
The County Council of Montgomery County Maryland has approved a new development plan for the White Flint area. I am writing about this because I live in the area but it brings up many issues for bicyclists. One objective of the plan is transform the suburban car-centric development that has evolved over the years into a […]
Bicycle Issues For DC Metro
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010The Washington DC Metro system is the second busiest rail system in the country and is in a state of crisis. There are large budget shortfalls and recent accidents have resulted in several deaths and a significant number of injuries. This past Sunday, the Washington Post had 3 articles focusing on the Metro system including one on the […]
Bike Lanes From Around the World
Friday, February 5th, 2010
The Huffington Post recently published a slide show featuring bike lanes from around the world. Although the slide show did feature one fictitious bike lane, the real ones illustrate how bike lanes can be integrated into cities and make bike commuting much safer and easier. The slide show gave me some potential ideas from my […]
Tickets For Bicyclists
Thursday, June 11th, 2009There was an article in the Washington Post today discussing traffic tickets that were issued to bicyclists who rode through stop signs without coming to a complete stop. To make the matter even more controversial, the tickets were issued during a charity ride.
As of 10PM on the day that the article was published in the paper and […]