Category: Biking Elsewhere

Monday, August 29, 2005 6:30-9:30 am
National Institutes of Health/Medical Center Metro Station
Bethesda, MD
In attendance:
approximately 40 NIHBCC members
Maggie Thompson, Washington Area Bicyclist Association
Elizabeth Preston, League of American Bicyclists
Jack Cochrane, MOBIKE
Barry Childress, baltimorespokes.org
Nancy Breen, Rockville Bicycle Advisory Committee
Chris Williams, Bethesda Gazette
Statement to the Press, 9:00 am
made by Angela Atwood-Moore, NIHBCC Commuter Club President

Prior to the construction of the new bridge there was no way to get from the Mt Pleasant area west of Charleston to the city itself other than by car. The director of Charleston Moves, their version of WABA, said that since the new facility was built bicycle usage has really jumped.
– Jack Cochrane

Chicago Pub Slashes Pint Prices Inverse to Gas Increases
Whether you’re a motorist looking to drown your sorrows or a cyclist celebrating the rising cost of gas, a Chicago bar is introducing a promotion that will make everyone thirst for higher gas prices. The Handlebar, a bicycle themed bar and restaurant in Wicker Park is lowering beer prices as gas prices soar above $3 a gallon at the pump.
Continue reading “Soaring Gas Price Good News for Beer Drinkers in Chicago”

I found this on another list
and I thought this was good so I thought I would share; from Bruce
Rosar:

Those who operate heavy equipment
(i.e., most motor vehicles) within the public ways pose an extraordinary danger
to the person and property of others. Our government already keeps a watch on
such people. If you feel that the government should keep a closer watch, please
feel free to advocate for that.

Continue reading “Not worthy of the public’s trust”

A bike safety film from 1963 promoting vehicular cycling. It has a surreal quality as 10 kids in monkey costumes get eliminated one by one as they violate bike safety rules.
https://www.archive.org/details/OneGotFa1963

While the Science of Cycling is a large Web site (there are over 20 pages in six main sections, 20 audio and video clips, interactive javascripts, and lots of images), it is really only an introduction to an enormous and fascinating topic.
Continue reading “The Science of Cycling”

Americans purchased more bicycles than new cars and trucks combined in the past year — and all without employee discounts or zero-percent financing.
Continue reading “Bikes selling better than cars”

Imagine you live in a place where you do not need to rely on cars and you can do everything by bike. Well that sounds nice but what if you need to move all your household belongings? Then you

You’ve heard of speed traps but have you heard of a bicycle trap?
https://radio.ksl.com/index.php?nid=19&sid=205392

"The bike lane on Valencia Street was the [SF] Bicycle Coalition’s first big success. When those bike lanes were striped after a long campaign, biking increased 144 percent, according to city counts."
https://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/07/10/CMGL7CDNMK1.DTL