“Death by dangerous cycling law gets government support”
— From the U.K. Seriously.
Here’s the news that caught our eye this week:
– In the UK, in the wake of a tragic crash, the government is moving to pass a law to handle traffic fatalities caused by people bicycling.
– A new report takes a look at the demographics of cycling and busts some myths about race and class.
– Is Twitter changing traffic?
– In automotive news, gas prices are nearly back up to their 2008 peak. More New Yorkers are owning cars. And in Texas, it will soon be legal to drive 85mph on the freeway, the highest speed limit in the country.
– In New York City, a woman says that while bicycling home from work a plainclothes police officer opened his car door in her path and then chased her down and arrested her.
– Meanwhile, in other parts of the country, police reports are called out for bias against people on bicycles.
– What if we stopped writing traffic tickets for bicycling through a stop sign and changed the infrastructure instead?
– A bike ride in Cardiff, Wales drew attention to the number of cars parked in the bike lane.
– An extremely thorough evaluation of the most important women’s cycling issues–that is to say, the anatomical ones.
– Some thoughts about shifting bicycle habits, attire, and even identity upon moving from the U.S. to Copenhagen.
– In San Francisco, profiles of families who bike to school in the city.
– A look at why a bicycle might be the best vehicle in a disaster or evacuation.
– A photo essay on the longest bicycle race in Asia, the Tour de Pakistan.
– An Oregon teacher fends off diabetes by bicycling.
– The general manager of Boston’s T metro system has gone carfree.
– A few bicycle-eye-view observations about carfree life in Kansas City, Missouri.
– A comedian on a child’s tricycle was able to get across town faster than the bus in a Queens, New York challenge.