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Tag: Bicycling
Now someone is throwing cinder blocks from cars at bicyclists?
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For many bicylists, this is rather a typical day in the life Read more →
The ongoing feud between drivers and bicyclists (which exists almost as if one is never the other) often ends up as little more than the ceremonial hurling of allegations that the “other” is pretty bad at their mode of transportation.
Are drivers worse than bicyclists or are bicyclists worse than drivers when it comes to obeying the laws of the road?
Neither. Read more →
In Wisconsin, like Minnesota, it’s legal to ride a bicycle while drunk. Should it be?
The Capital Times in Madison asks today whether that’s such a great idea and, somewhat surprisingly, finds plenty of people who think it is. Read more →
Minneapolis author Steve Stratman is roiling the peaceful waters that typically surround the cycling scene in the Twin Cities.
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Washington state tops the list with a 66.2 score. Minnesota is at 62.7 with some breathing room between it and Delaware (54.8). But upstarts are coming up on our left. Read more →
Last month, while celebrating his eldest son’s birthday, Jeremy Sartain accidentally left the door to his East Side garage open for about an hour. Just long enough for a couple of thieves to steal two of his bikes that were worth more than a combined $13,000.
And because of that theft, kids in the area are going to get their broken bikes working again.
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There’s really no good reason to require bicyclists to stop at stop signs. It’s possible to see and hear intersecting traffic earlier on a bike than it is in a car, which is the primary reason cars are required to stop — to give the driver a proper amount of time to assess the traffic situation.
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Infrastructure influences how we think about our own roles in public space, a Washington Post blogger writes. If we want people to behave differently, maybe we should change the infrastructure. Read more →
Minneapolis bike riders too lax on safety? Is that the reason bike fatalities are rising?
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It’s not much of a secret that next to city vs. suburb, bicyclists vs. drivers is a little steaming cauldron of hate when it comes to debates.
Nothing can stir one side up like mentioning the other side.
But here’s something surprising: it means cycling is mainstream, The Atlantic’s City Lab writes today. Read more →
That questionable study we mentioned last week that suggested that there are more head injuries in cities — including Minneapolis — where there are bicycle ride-sharing programs is looking even more questionable. The researchers’ theory was that people don’t wear helmets for most rideshare rides and that accounts for the increase in head injuries. As Read more →
It’s National Bike to Work (Wearing a Parka) Day today and science writer Joseph Stromberg gives the pot a good stir on Vox by suggesting it’s time to stop forcing people to wear bike helmets. Read more →
During rush hour, the study found that the volume of traffic on the remaining lane(s) increased, but not to the point where it slowed down traffic. Read more →