Few things are more heartbreaking than coming back to find your bike is missing. It happens to the best of us, but there are extra precautions we can all take to protect our rides.
Do you have a quick release front Keep reading >>
By: Ruth Miller
Daylight Savings Time ends for most of the United States at 1 AM on Sunday November 6.
As we fall back the sun will set earlier in the evening. By by the end of November, the sun will set as early as 4:51 PM. This means a lot of people will Keep reading >>
By: Ruth Miller
The only thing more fun than a bike ride is a safe bike ride. Follow these rules from the California Department of Motor Vehicles to make sure you get home safely.
Bicyclists:
This morning, standing in a crosswalk, I stood 15 feet from a tractor trailer as it barreled through a red light.
This afternoon, I found this article about plain-clothed cops busting drivers that fail to yield to pedestrians.
These got me thinking: what are a pedestrian’s rights and responsibilities? What are the actual rules Keep reading >>
By: Ruth Miller
The only thing worse than being hit by a car on a bicycle is hitting someone else with your car while they’re on a bicycle.
For starters, meet the “sharrow”. A sharrow, or “shared arrow” is shown on the right. This design indicates that bicycles and cars should share full Keep reading >>
By: Ruth Miller
For all Contra Costa County’s progress to make bicycling friendlier, safer, and more fun, the Bay Citizen reminds us that a lot of work is left to be done.
By: Ruth MillerFrom 2005 through 2009, 23 cyclists died in Contra Costa County… The Tracker reveals that some suburban areas like Contra Costa
Though the times and cars have changed, the danger is the same. Check out this illustration of the damage a car could do to your fragile body at 20, 40, and 60 miles an hour.
The manual “Safe and Sane Use of Highways”, published in 1934, offers a basic introduction Keep reading >>
By: Ruth Miller
We often talk about transit and biking as a fun, environmentally conscious way to reduce stress and the cost of getting around. Safety is a more serious benefit of letting someone else do the driving
In 2009, 33,808 people died on US highways, and that’s down from over 52,000 Keep reading >>
By: Ruth Miller
Since bicyclists on public streets have the same rights as automobile drivers, they also have the same responsibilities and are subject to the same rules and regulations as all vehicle drivers. Follow these general rules and regulations and stay safe in 2011! (Auto drivers should read these rules as well, Keep reading >>
By: Robin Lam
So what’s the truth behind the GPS law anyway?
Most people nowadays will have absolutely nothing to do with paper maps. What’s that? You say you’ve got a folded up map of the CA coast in your glove box? Well somebody probably spilled coffee or ketchup on it at some Keep reading >>
By: Robin Lam