Here it is. You’ve waited patiently, and now the long-overdue Bike News Roundup has finally arrived. This is at least two weeks coming, so it’s quite long. Go refill your coffee mug and tell your boss you won’t be getting much done for the rest of the day…
First up, King 5 takes a look at LionTail Cycles and their under-development multimedia family bike (see our story here):
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Pacific Northwest News:
- Beacon Hill Blog » Archive » Hit-and-run victim seeks witnesses of 3/25 accident
- CHS Pics | Capitol Hill ecodistrict pedals to a start — And where it’s going next | CHS Capitol Hill Seattle
- Judy and Dennis Schulte » Obituaries » Kokomo Tribune – Must read. Judy was the founder of Students Against Drunk Driving in college. So sad.
- DUI again? Wrong-way crash kills Seattle woman | The Seattle Times
- Man charged for deadly Spanaway crash | Spanaway – The News Tribune
- Op-ed: Mark Mullan has a treatable disease: addiction | Opinion | The Seattle Times
- Do state’s tough DUI laws go far enough? | Local News | The Seattle Times
- Transit and the Mayor’s Race – Seattle Transit Blog
- Gendered, As A Rule – Riding on Roadways – Great post looking deeper into the awful state of gendered kids’ bikes
- Spring is here, wildflower-themed bike rides coming up » Biking Bis
- Mid-day collision left two people seriously injured | SPD Blotter
- Bikeleague.org Blog » Women’s Forum Recap: Adonia Lugo on Bike Justice and “Human Infrastructure”
- Motorcycles may get to run some red lights | KING5.com Seattle – Why are people on bicycles not included in this bill? They face the same issue.
- BikePortland.org » Senate committee takes no action on bike helmet bills
- Ignition-lock reality: Many don’t use device, still drive | Local News | The Seattle Times
- How To Fix the Washington Transportation Package | Sightline Daily
- NW Kids: H.O.B. High-Occupancy Bicycle family bike commuting | Outdoors NW
- Police look for info on Downtown hit and run that left pedestrian with broken leg | fifthavenueseattle.com
- The Seattle Bike Commuter: Bicycling for the non-political
- Seattle, Washington: City Guide for Cyclists | Bicycling Magazine
- 10 years in | Bus Chick
- Pics from Bike Expo Fashion Show 2013 | Hub and Bespoke Blog
- Hungry? 21 Go-To Family Bike Touring Foods | Car Free Days
- Seattle long term bike rental: Case Study: Copenhagen
- City Council moving ahead with small lot development update | montlaker
- Hie thee to Peddler Brewing Company and drink good beer | Bicitoro: bikes and crafts
- Congresswoman DelBene Joins the Bike Caucus « Cascade Bike Blog – Cascade Bicycle Club – Seattle, Washington
- The Joy of Not Fixing Your Bike | Everyday Rider
- Parks of Seattle – One graphic designer’s mission to create a logo for every single Seattle park
Halftime show! Did you know Americans really are driving less, and that it’s not just due to the recession?
STREET FACTS #2 – Americans Are Driving Less from Streetfilms on Vimeo.
National & Global News:
- If Only All Subway Sandwich Shops Were Actual Subway Stations – Emily Badger – The Atlantic Cities – This is awesome.
- Worst Mayor Ever | Systemic Failure
- Saudi religious police lift bicycle ban for women – Region – World – Ahram Online
- Minneapolis Bike Riders Targeted With Sticks, Rocks, Molotov Cocktail – John Metcalfe – The Atlantic Cities – Next time someone honks rudely at you, remember: It could be worse.
- Prosecutors announce deal in videotaped bike crash – WTOP.com – Sentence deferred (!)
- Amid Soaring Car Crashes, India Offers Free Treatment to Victims – Sarah Goodyear – The Atlantic Cities
- Cars and Robust Cities Are Fundamentally Incompatible – Chris McCahill and Norman Garrick – The Atlantic Cities
- The takeaway from Peter Sagan’s Tour of Flanders bum-pinching outrage | Matt Seaton | Sport | guardian.co.uk – Why is this guy not suspended/banned?
- Freakonomics » Parking Is Hell: A New Freakonomics Radio Podcast – Good listen for people who can’t bear to read about parking policy, but want it explained in an entertaining and easy-to-understand way
- Biking and the Fallacy of Zero-sum Environmental Thinking
- Streetfilms | Advertisers Look to Bicycling to Leverage a Health & Happiness Message
- Cyclelicious » How many trips are two miles or less? – Must read/bookmark.
- Dog driving car runs over pedestrian in Pennsylvania | OregonLive.com
- How to Carry Coffee on Your Bicycle | Everyday Rider
- To ensure better military, bike and walking paths need to be part of transportation funding: As I See It | PennLive.com
- Report: It Pretty Incredible That Americans Entrusted With Driving Cars | The Onion
- A Cyclist’s Lost Arm Becomes a Symbol of Reform in São Paulo – Henry Grabar – The Atlantic Cities
- Bike Sharing is Coming to San Francisco and Silicon Valley | Transportation Nation
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When traffic is bad jump on a bike and go to work. #makeitwork mob.li/_r6FW2
— Serena Williams (@serenawilliams) March 23, 2013
- Senate Panel Approves Sally Jewell for Interior Dept. Post – NYTimes.com
- PETICIÓN ASILO CICLISTA PAÍSES EUROPEOS – Protest against a Spanish helmet law under consideration
- Outdoors: New program to benefit bike, pedestrian policies – Richmond Times – Hey, it’s Max!
- Life and death on the world’s most dangerous roads – interactive | guardian.co.uk
- Dahon and Tern settle legal dispute | Bicycle Business | BikeBiz
- CPSC – Yuba Bicycles Recalls Mundo Cargo Bikes Due to Injury Hazard
- Copenhagenize.com – Bicycle Culture by Design: The Arrogance of Space
- How to Create Protected Bike Lanes That Confident Cyclists Will Enjoy Riding | Streetsblog Chicago
- On crosswalks, research and safety campaigns conflict – Greater Greater Washington
- How children lost out to cars in the battle for space on our streets – Need to Read – News – WalesOnline
- 2013 Tour de Fat celebrates car-free culture in 12 cities » Biking Bis
- i am traffic – New vehicular cycling website/group
- Will Vehicular Cyclists and the “Right to Park” Trump Safer Streets in Boston? | Streetsblog Capitol Hill
- Driver Hits Cyclist In Bike Lane And Keeps Going As Victim Clings To Front Of Van: Gothamist
- Red, Bike & Green wants to shift the color balance in bicycling | Grist
- Brooklyn Cyclist Given $1,250 Fine For Single Traffic Stop: Gothamist
- It’s Lose-Lose vs. Win-Win-Win-Win-Win – NYTimes.com
- Sen. Patty Murray Increases Transportation Investment in 2014 Budget | Streetsblog Capitol Hill
- Lots of Cars and Trucks, No Traffic Signs or Lights: Chaos or Calm? – Sarah Goodyear – The Atlantic Cities
This is an open thread.
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5 responses to “Bike News Roundup: The bike of the future is being developed in Seattle”
many trips are two miles or less….
You know, when it’s only a short hop, I’m usually tempted to drive, why? my bike is setup for the long commute so that means bike shoes, and I think bike clothes although they aren’t necessary and my gear is covered in road grime because if you ride everyday, it just gets that way…. so no wonder people drive those short hops. “Free parking”, plus the low cost of gas for the trip and no real exercise and it becomes a “why bother” with a bicycle when the car works so well.
It’s another reason we should charge for parking everywhere.
Not to mention that, in the suburbs, it’s often easier to park a car. You just pull into a space, lock the doors, and go. With a bike, you have to locate an object to lock it to, then either disassemble it so you can lock all the pieces or add additional locks, because modern bikes are made to be easily taken apart.
I know! and nothing like tromping through a store just dripping wet from the ride there. If you time it right you can avoid this, but then it becomes a trip, if it’s not raining in the next 20 minutes. I use weather underground’s radar picture to make that call and it helps but it complicates the trip.
Also I pre-strip the bike, meaning the commuting lights are already off, but I also have to haul the Ulock and heavy duty cable because people are such opportunistic thieves. They leave the 50K BMW alone and go after my 1K bike….
I have been thinking about putting together a “shopping” “cargo” bike but so far haven’t wanted to commit to the cost/space to store it.
In other words.. Fredding out is impractical unless you are participating in a race that you drove to.
In other words, a two mile bicycle ride in the suburbs is a waste of time, saves me almost no money, gives me almost no exercise vs driving. Until that equation changes, (read the “High cost of Free Parking” for details) I’ll probably choose to drive those short trips.
What I’m noticing is that the planning people who say “why not ride, it’s only two miles” don’t look at why one who loves to ride, might choose to drive. It’s a broken mantra doomed to failure, “Fredding” out or not.