bicycling
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Is biking in the city worth breathing all the polluted air?
In other words: How does this huge societal problem negatively affect me, specifically?
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Police are finally catching cars that veer too close to bicyclists
11 cities are using this nifty sonar device to measure the distance between bikes and cars.
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The story of “ghost bikes”: How a bike memorial in St. Louis sparked a global movement
These white-painted bicycles show up in cities and towns all over the world. Here's where they came from, and what they mean.
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This company makes new bikes out of broken-down cars
The door handle becomes a seat clamp. The turn signal becomes a reflective light. The transmission belt becomes a bike chain.
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New York City is turning old parking meters into bike racks
Because the parking meter poles are well rooted into the ground, they'll help keep the new racks from being stolen.
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Great idea: Bike accident report cards
Bike lawyer Josh Zisson, of Bike Safe Boston, had these cards printed up so that bikers would have immediate legal recourse if they got in an accident. The cards sport a clear graphical representation of Massachusetts' bike laws, and space to record the details of the accident, the driver's plate number and insurance information, and […]
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How bikes can solve America’s most pressing problems
(click to embiggen) Air quality, obesity, commute times, strained family budgets, unnecessary deaths, runaway health care expenses — is there anything that a mass shift to bicycles transportation wouldn't solve? And it's not like this is a fantasy — Europe has demonstrated that not only is this possible, it's the future.
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Tis the season … for road rage
Nothing says, “Happy Holidays,” like …Photo: Mikey WallyMichelle Poyourow, a transportation consultant in Portland, Ore., decided to ride down Hawthorne Blvd. for just a block. She was already on the defensive — it was a busy, fast road, and she was wearing a short skirt that day. Then it happened: “A big SUV came by […]
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Guerrilla bike lanes and asphalt devils: Remaking the streets with protest art
Photo: c/o Peter GibsonWhen Peter Gibson first set out with spray paint and stencils into the streets of Montreal, he had protest on his mind, not art. He had little sense that his small act of sabotage would usher him into the boundary-pushing realm of street art — or land him in the back of […]