By Paul Andrews, BI editor on March 10, 2010
Not surprisingly, we managed to trip up Google Maps “Bike There.” But overall, it’s a winner
Posted in Transportation | Tagged google maps bike there
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on March 9, 2010
No. 1 reason not to license bicycles: It flat out doesn’t work . . .
Posted in Legislation, News Cycle, Rider Down | Tagged bicycle licensing, electric bicycle, kim baenisch, loop charge e-bike, marin county bicycle coalition, seattlelikesbikes, wes castro
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on March 5, 2010
Should bicyclists who ride while jabbering be included in “distracted-driving” legislation?
Posted in Legislation | Tagged distracted driving, hands-free driving, texting while driving
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on March 4, 2010
Why didn’t an S.F. Muni bus stop after colliding with someone?
Posted in Rider Down | Tagged bicycle accident, S.F. Muni bicycle accident
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on February 25, 2010
A rogue trail in Portland’s Forest Park raises the point (as in all these situations): Instead of pointing fingers and criticizing, why not work to build new singletrack in America’s Cycling Mecca?
Posted in Trail Access | Tagged BikePortland.org, portland mountain biking, rogue mountain bike trails
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on February 25, 2010
You have to wonder what it takes to get anything done legislatively any more, anywhere…in Congress, at the state level, in the city. The widely supported, much publicized “Vulnerable Users” bill has died a lonesome death in the Washington State senate, despite the efforts of Cascade Bicycle Club. Bright side: The bill made it out [...]
Posted in Legislation | Tagged cascade bicycle club, vulnerable user bill
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on February 16, 2010
Slick Japanese folder collapses in 2 seconds! BikeHugger is hugging the Winter Olympics too . . . Idaho’s mountain biking license plate looks to be a go . . . Want to buy Brian Lopes’ pimped-out Sprinter van? and more…
Posted in Advocacy, News Cycle, Obama Bikes | Tagged bike theft, bikehugger, brian lopes, e-bikes, idaho mountain bike license plate, seattlelikesbikes
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on February 12, 2010
Miss Piggy and Michele Bachmann need to cover up. But Kate Hudson?
Posted in Advocacy, Culture | Tagged cycling, kate hudson
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on February 12, 2010
Streetfilms has put together a clip on how to cross railroad tracks on a bike, using Seattle’s “Missing Link” as an example. I wish I could say it does the trick, but in reality it feeds a lot of misguided mythologies about cycling. Ultimately, it says railroad tracks are something to be feared, and that [...]
Posted in Advocacy | Tagged cycling safety, missing link ballard burke-gilman trail, streetfilms