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[Midwest Voices -] KC needs to be a bicycle-friendly city | Midwest Voices: Indeed, bicyclists should have lights on their bikes, rear-view mirrors, a horn or bell and they should wear reflective vests. Eventually, I believe, every car and bike will have a GPS system which will ping or light-up when another vehicle comes within five hundred feet.

[Spacing Toronto • understanding the urban landscape] » A city of two wheels (and sometimes three) • Spacing Toronto ...: Many of the busiest roads with bike traffic have their own curbed lane, such as this example in the Norboro neighbourhood. These lanes are the first to be plowed during winter months since bikes are used more than motor vehicles or public transit on this corridor in and out of the downtown.

[Colorado Springs Business Journal] Colorado Springs Business Journal » Blog Archive » Gov. Ritter to ...: Also, if cyclists have equal rights to roadways, why aren’t cyclists paying their fair share? We have plenty of taxes this day and age, and I’m not advocating any new taxes, but cyclists should be required to register their bicycles and pay up…fair is fair;

[Bike Rumor] Food for Thought: How to Get Non-Cyclists Riding Bikes » Bike Rumor: There’s a summary of historical trends of gasoline prices versus automobile use, showing a delayed correlation between gasoline price spikes and delayed use, suggesting that it takes almost 12 months for American’s lifestyles to full adjust to not using a car so much.  There’s hope that last Summer’s outrageous $4.05/gallon average finally jolted people into reconsidering their use of a car, but given the timeframe in which people can realistically change, it’s only now that we’re seeing a real drop in miles driven.

[City Room] Group Bicycling Goes to Court - City Room Blog - NYTimes.com: Most laws work great for cycling - ride in the same direction of traffic, stop at major intersections, etc. However, i suspect that most motorists would actually prefer the bikers not follow all all traffic laws - that would mean bikes coming to complete stops at every single stop sign, taking the lane, and generally slowing traffic, actions that tend to provoke honks rather than respect on our city’s roadways.

[Baltimore Spokes] BICYCLES: Why can't Johnny ride? (05/12/2009) - Baltimore Spokes: "It's all about habit," said Ned Levine, principal of Crest View Elementary School in Boulder, Colo., where about 130 students .Baltimore, for example, started a project last summer that documented 8000 bikes and pedestrians on the Pratt Street bike lane over 10 days.

[Lighter Footstep] Twelve Reasons to Start Using a Bicycle for Transportation ...: […] Having sold my car years ago, I don’t have much of a choice if I want to get to the office… for everyone else, this is a good excuse to break out the old 10 speed tomorrow morning.  But if you happen to be on the fence about it, and if you happen to be easily swayed by silly lists, give this a read: “Twelve Reasons to Start Using a Bicycle for Transportation.” […]

[Streetsblog] Streetsblog » Sometimes a Bike Lane Isn't Enough: None of this is to say that we shouldn't expect bike lanes, sharrows, or other street markings from the city. However, as Joe Linton implied in the comments section, we should expect both street markings and enforcement of parking rules regarding bike lanes, bike recognition at lighted intersections and road design that protects pedestrians.

[BikePortland.org » Front Page] BikePortland.org » Blog Archive » Could a new plan for pedestrians ...: One good suggestion that I read in a related thread about 7,000,000 comments ago was for a finer mesh that would still drain, but roll smoother, to be laid down over the outer lanes in each direction. Cyclists can't have the outer lane all to themselves because the buses still need it, but cars could still haul ass on the inner lanes and the bus, I'm sure, wouldn't mind going the speed of the fast cyclists who want to take the lane for the length of the bridge.

[Buffalo Rising] Your Music Might Mess You Up: Buffalo Bike Culture | City ...: One of the cool things about using a bike vs auto is not having to obey those pesky traffic rules. Nothing personal but I cant stand it when I see a fellow cyclist decked out in spandex in the midle of the street with his arm outstretched waiting for the left turn signal to turn green.

[Welcome to the Fast Lane: The Official Blog of the US Secretary of Transportation] Welcome to the Fast Lane: The Official Blog of the U.S. Secretary ...: Until we require bike safety awareness with drivers licenser/renewal, cyclists like myself, a mother of five, a daughter, a sister, an aunt, a retired firefighter/Paramedic, a friend, a dog rescuer and a humanitarian, our lives will not be safe or respected as commuters/bicyclists by so many motorist that do not understand that we are providing a future for them and a future for our children on this planet.

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