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Monthly Archives: October 2013
Sometimes Baseball Takes Precedence Over Cycling
This is a cycling blog. Virtually everything I write here is about cycling. As such, I eat, sleep and breath cycling… OK, maybe not the sleeping part, but the rest is essentially true. Despite my dedication to cycling, there are … Continue reading
Posted in Cycling
Tagged Cycling Life, How Baseball Is Like Cycling
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Law Enforcement And The Prevention Of Traffic Deaths
A few years ago, I had a run-in with a car while riding my bike. I was riding along the right-hand side of a main road when a car entering the road ran a stop sign and slammed into my … Continue reading
Posted in Cycling
Tagged Bicycle Laws, Bicycling Advocacy, Cars Sharing The Road With Bicycles, Cycling Safety, Traffic Deaths, Traffic Laws
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Bicycle Advocacy, Individualism And Competing Interests
Sometimes comments I receive on this blog make me think about things in a new way. Take for instance, a comment I received on a post I wrote about seizure-inducing bicycle lights. My conclusion in that post, which was based … Continue reading
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Tagged Bicycling Advocacy, Cycling Safety, Flashing Bicycle Lights
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The Relationship Between Bike Friendly Cities And Startup Friendly Reputations
A recent search I performed about making American cities more bicycle friendly turned up a fair amount of information about mayors and their quest to increase transportation options in their cities. Recently, I wrote about the Boston mayoral candidates, all … Continue reading
Posted in Cycling, Livable Cities, Other Modes Of Transportation
Tagged Bicycle Accommodations, Bicycle Friendly Cities, Bicycle Infrastructure, Bicycling Advocacy
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Efficient Driving Depends Upon The Skills Of Others
As so often happens, I was thinking about driving as I was stuck in traffic while driving my car. On this particular day, traffic was moving in fits and spasms. For minutes at a time, we would all sit still, … Continue reading
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Tagged Advantages Of Cycling Over Driving, Traffic Jams, Unskilled Drivers
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Boston Politicians And The Problem Of Congestion
According to an article I read recently, Boston has the fourth worst traffic in the U.S. Statisticians say that it takes 4.25 times as long to reach a destination, which would ordinarily take 20 minutes to drive. (source: GeicoNow Fall/Winter … Continue reading
Posted in Cycling, Livable Cities
Tagged Bicycle Infrastructure, Bicycling Advocacy, Boston Mayoral Candidates On Bicycle Infrastructure, Reducing Boston's Traffic Congestion, Sustainable Bicycle Transportation
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Cyclists Creating Nirvana In An Urban Setting
Although cyclists come in all shapes and sizes, those who ride in traffic are a rare breed. On average, their personalities are a combination of courage, optimism about safety, and dedication to a mode of transportation. For some, this … Continue reading
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Tagged Bicycle Commuting, Bicycling As A Mode Of Transportation, Bike Culture, Cycling Life, Cycling Nirvana, Urban Bicycling
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Two Older Guys Riding Side-By-Side On A Narrow Suburban Road
It may seem as if the title of this post says it all, but there is more to this story than meets the eye. We’ve all seen cyclists riding two or more abreast. Riding two abreast is legal in … Continue reading
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Tagged Bicycle Laws, Cars Sharing The Road With Bicycles, Cyclist Rights, Cyclists Riding Two Abreast, Taking The Lane, Traffic Laws
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Where Bicycles Rule!
A regular reader of this blog sent me an interesting e-mail about a trip he took to Germany over the summer. He said he was writing to me because he had often read on my blog about how much animosity … Continue reading
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Tagged Bicycle Friendly Cities, Bicycle Friendly Countries, Bicycling In Germany, Bike Culture, Sharing The Road, Sustainable Bicycle Transportation
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