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School Kids And Barrier Streets

One of the things I liked about graduate school was using critical theory to ask uncomfortable questions about social and cultural artifacts of various sorts. Another way to put it: It was fun learning to be an intellectual pain in the ass. Allow me to demonstrate… Consider this article (part of a series) in today’s [...]

Posted 16 August 2010 † Andy Cline § advocacy § ecology § news § policy ‡ Comments (13) ° Also tagged: , , , , , ,

Great Expectations

Every time I head into traffic on my bicycle have both high and low expectations. I have high expectations for how I’ll generally be treated by my fellow road users — especially those driving cars. People hereabouts are very polite. That politeness translates into a high degree of tolerance for road users who are not driving [...]

Posted 12 August 2010 † Andy Cline § bicycle safety § ecology ‡ Comments (3) ° Also tagged: , ,

Willing To Say Anything?

Some politicians are willing to say anything to win. Check out this reporting about the proposed ban on bicycles on some state highways in St. Charles County: At a St. Charles County Council meeting last night, Councilman Joe Brazil came prepared with statistics in hand. In his push to ban bikes from certain rural two-lane [...]

Posted 15 July 2010 † Andy Cline § news § policy ‡ Comments (3) ° Also tagged: , , ,

No Updates, But A Google News List

No updates today on the proposed bicycle ban on some state highways in St. Charles County. Here’s a list of news articles about the ban from Google. Need to jump start the ol’ blood pressure this afternoon? Check out a few of the comments on this article from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Technorati Tags: bicycle advocacy, bicycle [...]

Posted 15 July 2010 † Andy Cline § news ‡ Comments (2) ° Also tagged: , , ,

Update on St. Charles Co. Bike Ban

Here’s a report from FOX2 in St. Louis. Question: If these roads are so dangerous, why are the speed limits 55 mph? Perhaps what needs to happen is to slow drivers rather than to ban bicyclists. The council tabled the bill in order to consider expanding the ban. More coverage from: St. Louis Post-Dispatch AP [...]

Posted 13 July 2010 † Andy Cline § advocacy § bicycle safety § news § policy ‡ Comments (2) ° Also tagged: , , ,

State Highway Bicycle Ban Proposed

I’m just a little late on this news item because I’ve been traveling: Bicycle ban for shoulder-less highways proposed for SW St. Charles County. Roger Kramer has complete coverage on his blog here and here. Check out this press release for details on the proposed bill. Could such a bill pass and be upheld? Would [...]

Posted 10 July 2010 † Andy Cline § advocacy § news § policy ‡ Comments (2) ° Also tagged: , ,

Cycling Savvy

My friend Keri Caffrey, of Commute Orlando, has been working on a new bicycling education program for many weeks. The results of her hard work may now be found at Cycling Savvy. If you want to learn to ride a bicycle in traffic with ease and confidence, this is a great place to start. I [...]

Posted 29 June 2010 † Andy Cline § advocacy § bicycle safety § ecology ‡ Comments Off ° Also tagged: , , , ,

Traffic Suggestions, Sort Of

First, let me say that I think we have far too many stop signs. OK, so I’m heading south on Hammons Pkwy., and I stop at the 4-way stop and signal a left turn onto Cherry going east. A bicycle police officer is right in front of me going north on Hammons and signaling a [...]

Posted 14 June 2010 † Andy Cline § advocacy § ecology § policy ‡ Comments (9) ° Also tagged: ,

Myth Busting in the News-Leader

STAR Team members David Hutchison, Coy Hart, and Valerie Griffen wrote an op-ed for the News-Leader to do a little myth-busting following Springfield’s earning a bronze-level bicycle-friendly community award. The chatter in the comments has been interesting so far — most concerned with bicyclists following traffic laws. I think it is clear that (in the [...]

Posted 02 June 2010 † Andy Cline § advocacy § ecology § news § policy ‡ Comments (10) ° Also tagged: , , , , ,

Lane Positioning and Safety

Check out Keri Caffrey’s latest post about lane positioning and safety at Commute Orlando: A significant contributor in crashes between cars and bikes is poor lane positioning by the cyclist. Riding too far right makes the cyclist hard to see and encourages motorists to squeeze past—dangerously close—in narrow lanes. In an effort to increase cycling [...]

Posted 15 April 2010 † Andy Cline § bicycle safety § ecology ‡ Comments Off ° Also tagged: , , ,

Free ChipSeal!

On the Carbon Trace blogroll you’ll find a link to ChipSeal (also mentioned in this post). The author, Reed Bates, is a bicycle blogger in Texas, and he’s recently had run-ins with the “law.” Those quotes indicate irony. Commute Orlando has a round-up of the events so far. And you can follow the story is [...]

Posted 09 March 2010 † Andy Cline § advocacy § announcement § news ‡ Comments (2) ° Also tagged: ,

HB 1250 Hearing Is Today

The transportation committee hearing for HB 1250 is today in Jefferson City. I was unable to change my schedule, so I won’t be testifying. I did, however, send Rep. Sara Lampe my thoughts on the bill, including links to everything I’ve written so far on Carbon Trace. Click here for my reasons for opposing this [...]

Posted 23 February 2010 † Andy Cline § advocacy § news § policy ‡ Comments (3) ° Also tagged: , , ,

Risk and Rewards

Charles Pelkey’s bicycle safety article in the VeloNews makes this claim: Getting a precise breakdown of the actual risks per mile is a bit more difficult, but a rough analysis of 2005 fatalities would suggest that riders are between three and 10 times more likely to die per mile traveled than are drivers. Sounds scary. [...]

Posted 28 January 2010 † Andy Cline § advocacy § bicycle safety § ecology ‡ Comments (4) ° Also tagged: , , , ,

Honk Report

This morning’s honk report is a bit different. I walked to work again today. I was honked at in a crosswalk while legally crossing with the light in my favor. I walk north on Fremont to Grand. From there, I go left on Grand and cross National. My building is on the corner of Grand [...]

Posted 26 January 2010 † Andy Cline § ecology ‡ Comments (12) ° Also tagged: ,

A Lesson in Lane Positioning

Take that you horn honker! Who are you honking at? from Keri Caffrey on Vimeo. Such smooth video! This weekend I’ll finally get around to showing you some of Keri Caffrey’s video of our two rides in Orlando earlier this month. My excuse for not posting it sooner: The first two weeks of a new [...]

Posted 21 January 2010 † Andy Cline § bicycle safety § ecology ‡ Comments (6) ° Also tagged: , ,