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Advocacy

KGS Bikes – Bridging the Gap

10 March 2010

“Fixed Air”
Originally uploaded by sewin
It seems like the first week of 2009 was just a day. It appears many folks are scrambling right now.
I have had some interesting conversations with clients and wanted to share two with you.  The first story centers around a client who travels a lot, so only visits infrequently. When he [...]

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Bikes In Lane – New road sign to replace “Share the Road”

9 March 2010

I have been a cycling advocate for over 25 years, writing and preaching to all who will listen (and some that won’t!) about Claim your Lane! and Share the Road! I have never been a huge proponent of building more bike lanes because of the expense, the problems in maintenance and the associate collection of [...]

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Bike Jerseys with a Message to Motorists: Share the Road!

11 January 2010

I just got an email from the owners of Share the Damn Road and had to share their awesome jerseys with you! These have a message to motorists on the back and a Thanks on the front in reverse so motorists can see something nice in their rear view mirrors after sharing a bit of [...]

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Bike Lane Justice, from Velo Chic NYC

7 August 2009

I have written about some of the problems with bike lanes, including trash and cars occupying them. Check this blog post from my friend at Velo Chic NYC with some great pictures of bike lanes with trash, potholes, a car parking in the lane and the constabulatory issuing a ticket to a scofflaw.

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Help Jen Benepe cover the TDF in person

5 July 2009

My friend Jen Benepe is a NY journalist who is self funding a trip to Europe to cover the Tour de France in person and report back to us. I am posting her daily Tour reports on the KGS Bikes Blog and am announcing her advertising offer for Benepe’s Bike Blog.
As you know, I don’t [...]

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How safe is bicycling, really?

6 May 2009

I was checking out my friends at the eco velo blog and found this great post about the relative safety of cycling.
Please read the whole article but here is the chart which I found most interesting:
Following is a list compiled by Failure Analysis Associates, Inc. (Design News, 10-4-93) comparing the fatal risk associated with participating [...]

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From Austin to San Antonio to get Perfectly Fit

23 April 2009

I recently became friends with Eli Cohen who is the product expert at REI in downtown Austin. He is also part of Red Licorice Events, run by “Sweet and Twisted” Leilani Perry and Erin Truslow. I am a new sponsor for triathlons that the Red Licorice Events team produce and when Eli heard about my [...]

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There are bike lanes and there are bike lanes. World’s worst!

1 April 2009

Those who know me are familiar with my constant preaching to “Claim Your Lane” as I feel bike lanes are too expensive, too hard to maintain and too sparsely implemented to give them critical mass. I propose that people learn to use the roads we already have and use them effectively.
This video explains my position [...]

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Physician, heal thyself – get over road rage against cyclists! – video

24 March 2009

This video shows that cyclists need to be aware of things happening in front of them. A doctor thought he might teach these cyclists a lesson with a “brake check”. C’mon, doc!
Embedded video from CNN Video
Video courtesy, CNN. What do you think about this?

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Oregon pondering rolling stops for bikes

18 March 2009

I have always been a proponent of carefully rolling through stop signs after checking for oncoming traffic. This has been followed with a “statement of civil disobedience” because I felt that bicycles are fundamentally different than cars when it comes to intersections. When combining the facts that cyclists approach intersections more slowly, have better ability [...]

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