If you are ever hit by a motorist while cycling, you may be in too much shock to know what to do. This guest post explains the 3 crucial things you should do in this situation. Because a bicycle is considered a vehicle under most state laws in the USA, cyclists are required to follow the same rules of the road as a motor vehicle driver. This includes obeying traffic … [Read more...]
Sentence for Tineke Kraal – who worked tirelessly to harm North Shore Mountain Cyclists – is ludicrously light
The sentence for Tineke Kraal - who worked tirelessly to try to harm North Shore Mountain Cyclists - is ludicrously light. A tap on the wrist for a woman who appears to have spent two hours a night for two years trying her best to injure and kill mountain bikers by sabotaging mountain trails on Vancouver’s North Shore! Sixty-four-year-old Tineke Kraal of North Vancouver … [Read more...]
Boycott Victoria Businesses that Oppose Bike Lanes!
In the lovely city of Victoria on Vancouver Island, design of its first (long overdue) protected two-way bike lane is taking shape. The design calls for the loss of 32 parking spots. In reaction, local merchants have submitted a petition opposing any protected bike lanes that compromise parking. Here is one of the proposed bikes lanes for Victoria. It's just painted lines - not … [Read more...]
Don’t Forget Me: Ghost Bikes – A Photographic Memorial by Genea Barnes
This is a review of an important and memorable book by a remarkable photographer. Moved by the sight of ghost bikes all over North America, Genea Barnes went on a photographic odyssey to record and document ghost bikes. The result was this book: Don't Forget Me: Ghost Bikes - A Photographic Memorial by Genea Barnes. Ghost bikes are bikes that are painted white and placed … [Read more...]
The OTHER reason I am voting YES in the Metro Vancouver Transit Referendum
Last week I wrote a post about why I am voting YES in the Vancouver Transit Referendum – because I want a better future for my children and grandchildren. This week’s post is about the other reason I am voting YES – because of two potentially fatal cycling accidents I have had. The first occurred when I was a teenager. I cycled from UBC, where my parents lived, to North … [Read more...]
