Surprisingly enough, bicycle usage is just now edging ahead of car usage in Amsterdam, Bike Europe reports. I would have thought this happened years ago. AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands – The bicycle is the means of transport used most often in Amsterdam. Between 2005 and 2007 people in the city used their bikes on average 0.87 [...]
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Did you see this car/bike collision May 4th on South Congress?
This story has been circulating on local bike mailing lists and was covered by KEYE a couple of days ago: An Austin bicyclist seriously injured in an accident is taking action against the Austin Police Department. This, after he found out the officers who responded to the scene did not file an accident report. On [...]
After 124 years, GM thinks two-wheeled vehicles might just work
Unfortunately, it’s not the kind you’re thinking. I saw this on Clever Cycles‘ Twitter feed this morning and thought it was worth checking into but wow, when I saw the photos… What the hell is this thing anyway? Huffington Post has a photo gallery of this uh, thing and it ain’t pretty. In fact, I [...]
Bikes lanes on Red River? It could happen.
It’s not official or a done deal by any means, but let’s just say the odds of getting bike lanes on Red River are looking good right now. City staff has been working behind the scenes with the Downtown Austin Plan staff to see what they can do to provide for all kinds of cyclists [...]
Traffic Fatalities Down 10% in 2008, Transit Use and Cycling Up
According to data in a USA Today Story on the 4th, deaths from motor vehicle accidents were down approximately 10% across the country in 2008 from previous years. The primary reason for this drop? Americans were also getting out of their cars at a record rate – we drove 112 BILLION fewer miles last year. [...]
