Huffington Post
2/19/15
Legislation that would make California the first state requiring adult bicyclists to wear helmets has some biking advocates worried the mandate would discourage people from becoming bike commuters. […] Balmer said cycling in Australia sharply declined after an all-ages helmet law took effect. […]
road.cc pedal powered
2/18/15
[…] Video footage shows the cyclists fist-pumping as they ride past and posing for selfies with their adoring fans.
A description with the YouTube clip reads: “We can’t all ride the Tour de France, but every cyclist deserves a little celebration.” […]
Cyclists Defense Fund
2/18/15
[…] Three cyclists, and another 26 people, have lost their lives on London’s roads already this year. This is three times the number of people killed in the same period in 2014. […]
The Oregonian
2/17/15
[…] The decision reinstates a $3.7 million lawsuit against the city by the family of Lindsay Leonard, 23, who was struck and instantly killed at 7:25 p.m. Nov. 1, 2009, in a marked crosswalk at Southeast 80th Avenue and Foster Road. […]
KPCC 89.3
2/17/15
[…] Those delays in retrieving containers are part of the reason port truckers who once were able to drive three loads a day to Southern California warehouses are getting just one load a day, or none. Trucker Luis Mendez said it’s not unusual for him to wait eight to ten hours to retrieve a container from the ports. […]
Business Insider
4/29/2013
The 2013 Copenhagenize Index of the world’s most bike-friendly cities is out, and not a single American metropolis made the top 20. […] By failing to embrace cycling culture, American cities are losing out on significant financial benefits, Colville-Andersen told Business Insider. […]
Automotive News
2/15/15
[…] The new airbags are likely to debut in Europe, which has mandated crash tests for a dummy the size of a 6-year-old in the rear seat starting in 2016, says Steve Peterson, TRW’s North American director for occupant safety systems engineering. […] U.S. regulators are showing interest in rear-seat safety. While the New Car Assessment Program does not evaluate rear seats in frontal crashes, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has begun to study the issue. […]
Helmet law isn’t only route to safety for bike riders
Sacramento Bee
2/16/15
[…] One holds that the best way to make roads safer for cycling is to fill them with cyclists.
The other is less idealistic. California roads, this argument goes, weren’t built for sharing, and human bodies weren’t built to withstand two tons of steel at 60 mph on asphalt. […]
NY Times
2/16/15
[…] The largest category of fatal accidents is transport injuries. […] Motorcycle helmets, car seatbelts and sober drivers are important, but so are safe vehicles, consistent law enforcement and reliable infrastructure. […]
Evening Standard
2/16/15
[…] Ted Brown, from Stop Killing Cyclists, said: “Within the past seven years, four people in all have been killed on this road- three of them at this corner. […]
