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:\OFF THE WIRE\ 9.05.02
Share The...Trail
"Cyclists, some exceeding the 15-mph speed limit along the entire route of the trail,
refuse to warn runners they're coming. Runners sometimes train in the middle of the
trail or with traffic, instead of against it and on the soft shoulder."
All Forgiven
"Team Telekom have offered former Tour de France winner Jan Ullrich the chance
to return to its racing stable once his doping ban ends next year."
Young Cyclist Killed In New Mexico
"A Metro Court criminal complaint indicates that Mishall had a beer in one hand and a
cellular phone in the other as he sped wildly through Taylor Ranch, despite pleas
from two passengers riding with him in the vehicle to slow down and watch out for
the bicyclist."
Bike Path Growing
"Brunswick's 2.4-mile bicycle path opened in 1998, at a cost of about $1.4 million.
That town is studying the feasibility of extending the path north toward Bath.
'It has been the most successful community project we have ever done," Town Manager
Donald Gerrish said. "It has exceeded all our expectations.' "
:\OFF THE WIRE\ 9.04.02
Carless Washingtonians
"Sponsored by Flexcar, the nation's largest and oldest car-sharing service, the Flexcar
Challenge pits men and women against the notion that having a car is a necessity.
Participants in the month-long event have agreed to hand over their car
keys and travel for 30 days -- to work, the gym, the grocery store --
everywhere -- by means
of alternative transportation such as the bus, train, bicycle, carpool
and Flexcar."
Somehow we doubt GWB is one of the participants...
Bikerackless In New Haven
"Running late to catch a train out of New Haven's Union Station, I locked my bike to a nearby pole and ran in to buy my ticket.
On a pole even closer to the station a sign read,
'Bicycles locked to posts will be removed.' "
Buses No Longer Bikeless In Ontario
"After 10 months, bicycles are once again being welcomed on Grand River Transit buses.
The regional transit agency temporarily gave bicycles the boot last fall,
after bus drivers complained they could pose a safety risk if not properly secured."
Auto Less At World Of Wheels!
"Am I nuts? The editor of a car magazine telling people to cut back on the driving?
No, I’m serious: if you’re serious about how much you like to drive, do it less."
:\OFF THE WIRE\ 8.28.02
Where Have All The Bikes Gone?
"I took a hard look at the library bicycle rack and what I saw was not encouraging.
One bike, one scooter. That's it. And that was counting my own transport: a 20-year-old,
traffic-paint-yellow 10-speed. " A Florida columnists laments the lack of kids riding bikes.
Florida Fatality
"Witnesses told the Florida Highway Patrol a greenish blue van with wide painted stripes across the rear door was westbound on County Road 252
about two miles west of Lake City when it drifted off the road and hit Rose A. Williams."
Mario Unretires
"I will continue to race - said SuperMario - It's a decision that
is exclusively mine, just as my decision to stop had been only been mine.
The Worlds? It's something that is in front of me that I say that I can win".
Road Rage Spreads To Canada
"With tires screeching, engine racing, a truck chased a cyclist down Queens Avenue Monday
afternoon, doing doughnuts and trying to mow the cyclist down in front of a group
of horrified bystanders outside the Mustard Seed Food Bank." Note that the cyclist seems to
have an anger management problem of his own...
:\OFF THE WIRE\ 8.26.02
Schwinn Goes Big Box
``We need to get as many people as we can interested in cycling again,''
said Richard Wittenberg, Pacific's vice president of marketing and
business development. ``We need to go where America shops.''
Jeanson Jams Up Mount Washington
"Canadian Geneviève Jeanson smashed the course record at the Mount Washington climb in North Conway New Hampshire on Saturday.
The 20-year old from Lachine, Quebec, climbed the 12.3 kilometers in 54:02,
4:12 faster than French cycling images Jeannie Longo in 2000."
Campus Cops Brush Up On Biking
"Wood said he didn't want to send his officers out on bikes without the proper
training, so he contacted Tom Madera, a certified International Police Mountain
Bike Association trainer and a campus police officer at Southern Connecticut University."
Deal With It
"Barring such special circumstances, commuters will insist on their American right to
live where they want, work where they want and drive back and forth between the
two alone if they want. Maybe some day the traffic congestion will become
so bad they'll consider changing their ways. Until then: Deal with it."
:\OFF THE WIRE\ 8.21.02
GO Boulder Since 1979
"Many American cities are looking into alternative possibilities of getting people to
and from work. The city of Boulder, Colorado has gone a long way to get its
commuters out of their cars."
 Good To Go Gotta Go
"Jeff Banowetz, a road cycling enthusiast and editor of Twin Cities Sports, said the ClipMount could be useful for the
recreational rider who wouldn't think of it as an added weight and distraction."
Go Cold Turkey
"Free, nonjudgmental car-free counseling for the auto-dependent and information from alternative-transportation and cycling-advocacy groups will be available."
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