Past Tour de France stage winner and hour record holder pushing for a restriction on HGV usage in cities Writing after six cyclists were killed on the streets of London in two weeks, former pro and past world hour record […]
Top speed of 45 km/h makes bike currently illegal in the US Taking some pride in the fact that it’s currently too fast to be sold in the United States, Specialized today launched the Turbo, a new electric bike that […]
City of Regensburg loses appeal in mandatory sidepath case Cyclists in Germany received good news Thursday from the Federal Court in Leipzig, concerning the mandatory usage of cycle side paths. The judges ruled that usage can only be mandated if […]
The famous Peugeot bicycles are back in Europe, after having been pulled from the market in 2002. The re-introduction happens with a partnership between Peugeot and Cycleurope. Toni Grimaldi, President and CEO of Cycleurope, made the announcement last week. “We […]
Christopher Thompson was sentenced to five years in prison on Friday. The doctor was convicted of assaulting two cyclists in Brentwood, California, by driving in front of them and slamming on his brakes, the LA Times reported. A judge described […]
Cyclist Andrew Woolley is on a good track to win his appeal against a traffic ticket given to him for supposedly riding in the wrong part of the lane, in San Diego, California. San Diego’s city attorney Jan Goldsmith agrees […]
Three fatal accidents in less than a week have startled Germany. All accidents were caused by truck drivers turning right and all victims were cycling in bicycle specific infrastructure, putting in question the safety of these kinds of facilities. Accident […]
I have a confession to make. I watch city hall meetings on public access. I find it all fascinating: the minutiae of planning and zoning regulations; the back and forth between various commissioners, city staff, and stakeholders; the soundtrack of […]
The city of Regensburg decided end of November to appeal a decision by the Bavarian Verwaltungsgerichtshof (Higher Administrative Court) that strengthened the rights of cyclists. The Higher Court had ruled in August in favor of Klaus Wörle, a member of […]
Christopher Thompson was supposed to receive his sentence on December 3 for purposefully hitting cyclists, but the sentencing has been postponed to after the holidays. The reason for the postponement was an apparent H1N1 outbreak in the North County Correctional […]
And you may find yourself living in a shotgun shack And you may find yourself in another part of the world And you may find yourself behind the wheel of a large automobile And you may find yourself in a […]
For the third consecutive year London’s city streets became home to tens of thousands of cyclists. In what is now called the Mayor of London’s Skyride (formerly the London Freewheel), a 15 kilometer route was closed starting at Buckingham Palace, […]
The goal of this article is to offer advice and assistance to those who are either interested in starting to commute by bicycle, as well those who already ride to their jobs, but are seeking new tips and insights. Because […]
