In the torrent of bleak and devastating COVID-19 news that has captured the attention of most of the 7.5 billion or so people on Earth, two pieces of news appeared…
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Less than 3 months ago, the year began as years usually do, on a hopeful note, with billions of people around the world ringing in the new year. Oregon cyclists…
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…
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…
Over the years, I’ve written a number of times about incidents in Tennessee. In 2009, there was the crash that killed David Meek, a well-known and popular Chattanooga cyclist. The…
This news article featuring Bob Mionske has been reproduced here for our archives. To access the original article, follow the link. Slowtwitch: Bob Mionske on the 3-foot law Written by: Dan…
“Figures often beguile me, particularly when I have the arranging of them myself; in which case the remark attributed to Disraeli would often apply with justice and force: ‘There are…
Last Friday, it probably seemed like a relaxing, peaceful weekend was waiting for Santa Paula Police Chief Steven McLean. Instead, a firestorm of controversy erupted late Friday evening, and into…