I biked to Brooklyn today and took the road rather than the sidewalk over the Pulaski Bridge. On the Brooklyn side there was a cop with a radar gun. So I stopped and asked him what the average speed of cars coming down the bridge is. “In the 50s. One hit 62.” The speed limit…
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Midtown Cyclists Routinely Break Law.So?So do pedestrians. So do cars. The traffic laws should be different for bikes. And I don’t want to live in a place where pedestrians (or bikes) wait for the walk sign when so cars are coming.
Vauban’s streets are completely “car-free” — except the main thoroughfare, where the tram to downtown Freiburg runs, and a few streets on one edge of the community. Car ownership is allowed, but there are only two places to park — large garages at the edge of the development, where a car-owner buys a space, for…
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I’m strangely satisfied that I can finally ride in painted bike lanes for a few blocks on my commute to work (on 28th and 29th Streets). It’s the first improvement to my bike commute since I moved to Astoria seven years ago. Yesterday I biked from home to Williamsburg and then to Manhattan. You know,…
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More rave reviews for the Brompton Folder. But really, what is it about some people that need to point out: “Below is a picture of me…. Note my helmet which I always wear when I ride.” That’s nice. When you take a picture of your fancy car, do you point out the seat belts? I…
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Poland ‘can jail drunk cyclists’ Poland’s Constitutional Court upheld a ruling this week that drunken cyclists should be treated like drunken motorists and face prison if caught. Two thousand Poles are currently in prison for riding a bicycle whilst under the influence of alcohol. The story in the BBC.
I was back in Pittsburgh briefly, home of the world’s most beautiful bike map. This time, unlike my last time in Pittsburgh, I actually got to use the bike map. I am sad to report that the 2009 version of the bike map is slightly less beautiful than the original version. But it’s still the…
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The Dutch are coming! And they’re bringing their bikes with them. I love my (no longer made) Batavus Barcelona in Amsterdam. It’s the perfect city bike. For $800 new, the Batavus Old Dutch (pictured above) is a very good buy. It’s a yuppie bike that makes sense. Especially if you got the money and can…
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The danger of subway cuts and fare hikes looms. Keeping the transit system in decent shape affects more than your commute to work. It’s a public safety issue. The proposed MTA “doomsday” service cuts puts the past 15 years of public-safety gains in jeopardy. Read the whole story here.
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