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Road tax, red lights and lycra: the cycling ignorance quiz

Road tax, red lights and lycra: the cycling ignorance quiz
The Guardian
July 3, 2015

[…] Earlier this week, my colleague Peter Walker wrote in-depth about the recent backlash against cycling, which has ranged from damaging media representations to tacks being left on the road and wires strung across popular cycle paths.

The piece received thousands of comments, many of them supportive of the article but many repeating the kind of generalisations and stereotypes it set out to challenge. […]

Cyclists Can Ignore Some Traffic Lights, Paris Announces

Cyclists Can Ignore Some Traffic Lights, Paris Announces
KPBS
July 9, 2015

[…] The new policy follows several years of an experiment in which Paris allowed cyclists to pass through intersections more fluidly. The city says the test demonstrated that “the passage of cyclists through red lights isn’t accident-prone and avoids certain conflicts between cyclists and vehicles that are stopped at lights” – notably those cases in which a bike is in a car’s blind spot. […]

Bike-sharing as a bridge between commute gaps

Bike-sharing as a bridge between commute gaps
LA Times
7/7/2015

[…] Bike-share, which is available in most major U.S. cities and 25 countries in Europe, could translate well to car-choked Los Angeles, where officials are pushing to reduce driving. […] Bike-share is slated to debut downtown in the spring, and will probably expand to Pasadena the following year, with possible future sites in Hollywood, Venice and East Los Angeles. L.A. officials have sung the system’s praises, saying it could eliminate some car trips, make transit use more fun and help the city look more in step with London, New York City and Paris, which have their own bike networks. […]

Walking in L.A.: Times analysis finds the county's 817 most dangerous intersections

Walking in L.A.: Times analysis finds the county’s 817 most dangerous intersections
LA Times
7/12/2015

[…] A Los Angeles Times analysis shows nearly a quarter of traffic accidents involving a pedestrian occur at less than 1% of the city’s intersections. […]

Pedestrians were involved in 1 in 10 traffic accidents in Los Angeles from 2002 through 2013, but represented more than 35% of road deaths. […]

Bike Shop Owner: Truck Crash into Store was No Accident

Bike Shop Owner: Truck Crash into Store was No Accident
Tulsa ABC News
7/12/2015

A Bixby bike shop owner says a truck that rammed into his store, causing thousands of dollars in damage, was an intentional act. […] Store owner Buster Brown said it’s because whoever did it, tied a rope to the steering wheel, placed something heavy on the accelerator, and let the truck do the rest. […]