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On the trail of 'ghost bikes,' families and... →
n8han: There’s an understanding for a driver who is unaware of his surroundings and people around him. But the cyclist who is rapping on a person’s vehicle can be charged with criminal mischief. The difference is that a cyclist knows he’s touching a car and a driver doesn’t know he’s hitting or running over a cyclist. And it’s not just the police. It’s judges who have that perspective. And that...
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Morte na avenida Paulista – por Contardo... →
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Ghost Bikes
emmabutton: On the junction by scala in Kings Cross, there is a new ghost bike. It is almost unrecognisable because of all the flowers. It’s covered most the way up the lamp post in flowers. It breaks my heart because whoever lost their life there was obviously so, so loved. It’s not so hard to take a second look for cyclists before you turn. To have an extra 10 seconds of consideration. I can...
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If I were a bear: Another Ghost Bike →
ifiwereabear: It was supposed to be the happiest of times for Jenna Morrison and her husband, Florian Schuck. Together for a decade, they were life partners who rode out life’s crises with love and commitment. A yoga instructor, she was a spiritual person who supported her husband through a cancer…
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October 2011
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“For Joe, creating the bike was a cathartic experience. The loss of his best...”
– Ghost bikes make a fitting memorial in London
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WatchWatch
ghost bike for Detective Duane Parkinson, killed August 10, 2011 Shady Canyon Drive, south of Quail Hill Parkway  Irvine, CA from the OC Register: Parkison was cycling northbound on Shady Canyon just south of Quail Hill Parkway about 1 p.m. when police say he was struck by a Mercedes-Benz SUV traveling in the same direction. Two other bicyclists were reportedly performing CPR on Parkison when...
Oct 24th
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The Scaly Scales of Justice →
Sure, cyclists should ride intelligently, but having respect for the power of a car is the driver’s job. If they lack that respect then the car should be taken from them. Being only as interested in the taxonomy of American cycling subcultures as I am in baseball statistics, I have never been a Bike Snob reader. (And sorry, mom in law, I haven’t read that book you gave me.) But as Brooklyn...
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September 2011
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“In the end the resistance that she and the city have encountered has to do...”
– NYT op ed Bicycle Visionary And misleading. Several polls have shown that a majority of New Yorkers favor the creation of bike lanes, at least in the abstract. The problem is that it’s a relatively soft, quiet support, reflecting the limited use of those lanes. According to Department of...
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Motor vehicle fines fund biking programs in Brasil →
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July 2011
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“As a general rule, the propensity of non-bicyclists to give biking a try is...”
– Reuters blogger Felix Salmon reflects on the Slow Bike movement
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“This battle is about so much more than a few city clerks on Bromptons — or...”
– Once more unto the bridge, dear friends, once more 
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“Giving space to pedestrians so they don’t have to worry about getting hit by...”
– Concerns Aired at Fowler Square Plaza Meeting | Brownstoner (via n8han)
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“With one person being killed almost every single day, the kind hateful,...”
– Maimonides Hospital, FDNY: Boro Park Ped Islands Don’t Slow Response Times (via n8han)
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Mother seeks justice for son killed in hit and run... →
CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - Wednesday marked the one-month anniversary of the day Charlotte resident Joni Webster lost her son. Webster says she’s received a lot of support since the first of May, but she can’t ever have closure until the person who ran over her 29-year-old son, Carl Hedrick, is caught. “The person responsible for this really needs to come forward,” Webster...
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