Blog: Bicycle - Page 49

I normally ride with a group that is about 10 miles south of me, so I have a nice warmed up before joining the group.   The group generally goes up north so I can drop off on the way back to my house.  This is a win/win for me, since I get warmed up, …

I came across an article in the Chicago Tribune recently which discussed the problem of there being a critical  gap of knowledge between drivers and motor vehicles of how to safely interact.  In the interest of educating cyclists and drivers, the League of Illinois Bicyclists created a free online bicycle safety quiz anybody can take. …

As you already know, today is Earth day. I am sure this means different things for different people. My first thought when I contemplate the meaning of Earth day is this.. shouldn’t every day be Earth day. What I mean by that is we (all man kind) have only place to reside and that is …

Phoenix takes the top spot with 6.12 biker deaths per million city residents, 2009-2011.  The rest of the worst is as follows: 2.  Mesa, AZ, 6.05 biker deaths per million city residents; 3.  Fresno, CA, 5.98  biker deaths per million city residents; 4. Jacksonville, FL, 5.68  biker deaths per million city residents; and 5. New Orleans, 5.54  biker …

  I recently stumbled upon an article regarding how the City of Boston recently began allowing doctors at Boston Medical Center to prescribe a $5 year membership for the bicycle share program (Hubway) for their low income patients. This is really a brilliant idea. As all my readers know, I feel the bicycle can basically …