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Monthly Archives: December 2013
Disheartening News About Cycling Heart Health
Cycling is always touted as a healthy activity. It exercises the legs, lungs, heart and the rest of the body to a lesser extent. Such activity provides a good way to lose weight and keep that weight off. But, as … Continue reading
Posted in Cycling Health, Livable Cities
Tagged Air Pollution Effects On Cyclist Health, Bicycles And Air Pollution, Cycling Safety, Livable Cities
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A Cyclist Becomes The Deer In The Headlights
We’ve all heard of the proverbial deer in the headlights. This phrase is used to describe either a deer itself or someone who is staring mindlessly as if he or she was a deer in the headlights. Deer have an … Continue reading
Posted in Cycling
Tagged Cycling Life, Deer In The Headlights
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Autumn’s Cycling Herds Thin Out As Winter Sets In
Boston’s first snowstorm occurred about a week ago, in early December. Some years we get lucky and no snow falls until late December or early January. The timing of the first snow may not matter to some people, but it … Continue reading
Posted in Cycling
Tagged Bike Culture, Cycling In Snow, Weather, Winter Cycling
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Anti-Helmet Law Advocates Arguing Strictly On The Basis Of Statistics
It’s difficult to ride a bicycle in a developed country without the topic of helmet use coming up. To the safety-minded, helmets seem like a good idea. To the freedom-minded, requiring the use of helmets seems like a loss of … Continue reading
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Tagged Bicycle Helmet Debate, Bicycling Advocacy, Cycling Safety, Cyclist Rights, Mandatory Bicycle Helmet Law
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Bicycles Moving Towards Becoming Living Things
Traditionally, bicycles have been looked upon as inanimate objects which are under the control of humans. Human energy and power drives bicycles. And until now, bicycles have been nothing more than vehicles, a thing that rolls when pedaled but stops … Continue reading
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Tagged Air Purifier Bicycle, Bicycles And Air Pollution, New Bicycle Technology
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When Self-Absorbed Drivers Precipitate Rants
All of my readers know me as a cyclist. Some of my readers know that I am also a driver. This duality provides me with a vantage point not seen by those who are exclusively drivers. I watch drivers all … Continue reading
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Tagged Entitlement-Minded Drivers, Parking Lot Rudeness
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Language, Vehicle Size And Bicycle Advocacy
The other day a friend asked me about a motor vehicle accident I had been in a number of years ago. She had recently been in an major accident and wanted to know how I had handled the situation. I … Continue reading
Posted in Cycling
Tagged Assigning Fault In Vehicle Collisions, Bicycling Advocacy, Cycling Safety, Motor Vehicle Accidents
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When A Model Cycling City’s Credibility Is Challenged The Shock Is Felt Around The World
News can be virtually silent. It can remain unheard, unread and unnoticed. If the news remains unuttered, nothing will change because no one will know about it. Nonetheless, it can sow the seeds of new opinions since someone found it … Continue reading
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Tagged Anti-Cycling Views, Bicycle Infrastructure, Cars Sharing The Road With Bicycles, Cycling Backlash In Copenhagen, Traffic Laws
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Bike Trains, Vindictive Drivers And Train Wrecks
Yesterday, as I was catching up on the latest news, I came across a bicycling article on NPR’s website. I wasn’t very familiar with the topic of this article, since it was something I haven’t been involved in myself. So … Continue reading
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Tagged Anti-Cycling Views, Bike Trains, Commuting By Bike, Motorist Hostility Towards Bicyclists
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