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Chicago Reader: Vigilante cyclists reunite owners with stolen bikes

Fed up with bike theft, Chicago cyclists are doing online investigations, setting up sting operations with police, and confronting the criminals face-to-face.

By Julia Thiel @juliathiel

On a sweltering August morning …

The San Francisco Chronicle: Court rules that even on a bicycle, it’s reckless driving

Bob Egelko

Monday, July 21, 2014

Bicycles are, for the most part, less dangerous than cars or trucks. But reckless driving is a crime whether it’s …

The Montreal Gazette: Letter: Cyclists are not a menace on the roads

The Montreal Gazette July 20, 2014

Re: “Frustrations on the road” (Letters, July 18)

Roman Dmytriw’s claim that roads are now more dangerous due to cyclists sharing the …

The Times-Picayune: Bicyclists rally to demand safer streets

By Jonathan Bullington, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune

on July 18, 2014 at 9:20 PM, updated July 19, 2014 at 7:59 AM

The day after a 52-year-old New Orleans cyclist lost his life …

USA Today: Bitter battle between motorists and bikers

Aamer Madhani, USA TODAY 5:47 p.m. EDT July 14, 2014

CHICAGO — The problem for cyclist Gillian Wu started when she yelled at a gaggle of pedestrians lingering in the bike lane …

The Toronto Star: Big Ideas: ‘Idaho stop’ is one hot potato

A law to let cyclists treat stop signs as yields makes practical sense, cycling advocates say. But the idea has proven to be politically toxic.

Cyclists pass through an …

The New York Times: Police Use High-Tech Lures to Reel in Bike Thieves

By MATT RICHTEL

MAY 27, 2014

SAN FRANCISCO — Officer Matt Friedman fights crime with modern tools: Twitter, which he uses to publicize pictures of suspects and …

The Huffington Post: Hawaii Driver Allegedly Hits Bikers On Purpose At Bike Safety Event

by James Cave

Posted: 04/28/2014

Hawaii’s movement to increase bike safety awareness momentarily hit the brakes on Sunday, when a raging, allegedly drunk (or otherwise impaired) …