As the world rings out 2019, and rings in 2020, Oregon cyclists are celebrating both the new year, and a new law. It took sixteen years, a lobbying push in…
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Continued from Part 2 Cyclists are dying in record numbers in traffic, and it’s only getting worse. And we know why. Inattentive and distracted driving, careless and reckless driving, and…
Continued from Part 1 Cyclists are dying in traffic, and it’s getting worse. And that raises the question—If we really wanted to protect cyclists from traffic fatalities, what would be…
Portland, Oregon- Brett Jarolimek, 31, worked at a local bike shop, and was well-known in the Portland cyclocross scene. On the morning of October 22, 2007, Jarolimek was riding his…
And do they need one to ride? On October 13, an Oregon State University student named Genesis Hansen was arrested in Corvallis, Oregon after a routine traffic stop for riding…
This is the question raised by a recent traffic stop and arrest in Corvallis. On October 13, Oregon State University student Genesis Hansen, 21, was alleged to be riding on…
Hananja Konijn was riding his bike home from school when he was right-hooked by a truck. He was knocked off his bike and dragged a few feet before the truck…
It had been a bloody year for New York City cyclists. Six months into the year, fifteen cyclists had already been killed in New York’s streets—five more than the total…
Stop as Yield. It was the legislative Holy Grail for Oregon cyclists. Idaho had pioneered the Stop As Yield concept—allowing cyclists to treat a stop sign as if it’s a…
“How often misused words generate misleading thoughts.” —Herbert Spencer New York, New York Sian Green had been excitedly anticipating her trip to New York City with one of her best…