June 4, 2013
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The Ride Of Silence Doesn’t Do Anything For Bike Safety. Courtesy Does.

Last year, I rode in the annual Ride of Silence.  While it is a wonderful idea to honor those cyclists hit or killed by motorists, I was turned off by...

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April 16, 2013
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You Can Get Hurt On A Bike – educate them…

Last Sunday was the first really warm spring day in Greensboro, NC, so I decided to go for a bike ride.  Instead of going out into farm country where I...

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August 11, 2011
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Hydration while cycling
Hydration

I had a minor heart attack ten years ago, so I see a cardiologist every six months for a checkup.  My cardiologist is a cyclist too and a real good...

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April 13, 2011
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Bicycle lanes and safety issues
Can’t We All Just Get Along?

The Wall Street Journal for April 2nd, carried a humorous anti-bicycle article by satirist P. J. O’Rourke entitled ‘Dear Urban Cyclists: Go Play in Traffic’.  It argued that bicycles are taking...

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February 18, 2011
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Cyclist Hit
Why I Started see me wear™

Quite a few people have asked me why I started see me wear.  After all, I’m 76, not exactly a kid.  But, I like a challenge and I see such...

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January 3, 2011
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Bike safety NYC
Cycle safety instruction for new drivers proposed for New York State

New York Bill 8487 would add bicycle safety instruction to the state’s mandatory education course for new drivers. The bill is designed to make drivers aware of the dangers facing...

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December 17, 2010
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Bike Safety London
Crazy In London – Part 2

They’re crazy in London  -  Part 2 In the last entry I wrote about the London cycling scene and how the government is trying to encourage bicyclists.  It’s been successful,...

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