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  • Free range kids

    Happy Friday! I've been too cranky lately so I was planning to post something happy and non-controversial this morning, but then I saw this : a mother in New York City lets her 9 year old child ride the subway. Alone! I met a guy at a party last week...
    Posted Apr 11 2008, 10:32 AM by Cyclelicious
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  • Over 500,000 children's head injuries are recorded each year!

    So protect your child and buy this product TODAY before it's too late. I can see a legitimate need for that product (children with special needs, bruising disorders and so forth), but the extra padding for everyday children seems a bit much. Something...
    Posted Apr 10 2008, 04:37 PM by Cyclelicious
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  • Now read this

    Zakkalicious posts about Fear Mongering among some American cyclists. I think it was Bike Lane Hottie who wrote that cycling advocates continually gripe about how dangerous cycling is, and then wonder why nobody wants to ride a bike. Cycle Dog and I occasionally...
    Posted Apr 09 2008, 08:24 PM by Cyclelicious
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  • Make cycling safer

    David R. Ragland, P.D., is the director of the UC Berkeley Traffic Safety Center and teaches traffic safety planning and injury courses in the UC Berkeley Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the School of Public Health. The San Francisco...
    Posted Mar 26 2008, 09:49 AM by Cyclelicious
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  • Airbag for cyclists

    It's for motorcyclists, not bicyclists, but I can kind of see how something like this might work for bicyclists. The video demonstrates the Dainese D Air racing air bag system, which is designed for use in Dainese motorcycle racing suits. Bicyclists...
    Posted Mar 25 2008, 02:59 PM by Cyclelicious
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  • Santa Clara County bicycle fatality locations

    The San Jose Mercury News created this Google Maps map showing the location of bicycle fatalities over the past decade in Silicon Valley. Click on the markers to see details about the location and victim. View Larger Map The related article notes that...
  • Test your awareness and perception skills

    Take this test of your awareness skills, then come back for discussion. Spoilers/hints are below so take the test first before you read any further! A couple of people already mentioned this test in comments elsewhere , and I posted it to CommuteByBike...
    Posted Mar 12 2008, 12:23 PM by Cyclelicious
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  • Please pay attention

    If you hit another car in traffic, it's probably just another fender bender. If you hit a cyclist, you might cause a death or serious injury. Austin Murphy pleads with motorists to "Open your eyes!" in his Sports Illustrated column. I was...
    Posted Mar 11 2008, 05:54 PM by Cyclelicious
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  • More cyclist deaths in the Bay Area

    From the San Francisco Chronicle : The number of bicyclists killed in collisions with motor vehicles has increased 28 percent over the past decade - from 18 to 23 deaths per year, according to a Chronicle analysis of data collected by the California Highway...
    Posted Mar 11 2008, 03:15 PM by Cyclelicious
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  • Z sez: Yield to Life

    Professional racing cyclist Dave Zabriskie started Yield to Life to engage in a vigorous awareness campaign to promote positive attitudes toward cyclists and replace any hostility that exists between motorists and cyclists with understanding, respect...
  • Cycling and right hooks

    The Seattle Times published this decent article on the danger of "right hooks" from motorists. This is the hazard of a motorist who passes the cyclist then turns right directly in front of the cyclist, which often results in the cyclist hitting...
    Posted Feb 04 2008, 01:18 PM by Cyclelicious
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  • Jail sentence for running stop sign

    Andrew Bamberg ran a stop sign, presented photos of a different intersection to "prove" the absence of a stop sign and then -- when a traffic engineer offered to take a look at the intersection -- switched street signs around to confuse the...
    Posted Jan 31 2008, 02:58 PM by Cyclelicious
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