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Heartbreaking Documentary: Texting While Driving: It Can Wait 13 Aug 2013 | 09:36 am
Please take 35 minutes out of your day and watch this poignant and heartbreaking film directed by Werner Herzog on texting while driving. The film is powerful, the message is simple: “It can wait”. N...
Dear Vancouver: Riding A Bicycle In Normal Clothes Should Not Be A Defiant Act Of Rebellion 1 Aug 2013 | 09:05 am
BIXI bike collage from Montreal, Canada – Photo courtesy of Chris Bruntlett via Instagram Our friend Chris Bruntlett recently returned to Vancouver from a vacation that included stops in Toronto and....
Quote Of The Week: “Pedestrians Begging For Change Fastest People On The Expressway” 27 Jul 2013 | 09:19 am
Pedestrian begging for change on Toronto “expressway” – From 416CycleStyle on Instagram Our quote of the week comes from our friend ‘Xander from 416CycleStyle as he was sitting in traffic on an “expr...
Blaming Victim Gives Society False Sense of Security 22 Jul 2013 | 06:35 pm
Tom Samson – the cyclist killed on Nov 23, 2012 with his family prior to his death – Photo courtesy of the Samson family When Grade 2 teacher Tom Samson was killed on his bicycle early in the morn...
End Of Week Wrap-Up & Quote Of The Week 20 Jul 2013 | 10:40 am
Traffic Jam – Photo courtesy of Nic Sedlock Although bicycle transportation is often the most reliable and efficient mode of transportation in a city, it doesn’t mean it is perfect 100% of the time.....
Guerrilla Bike Infrastructure In Seattle Leads To Permanent Installation 18 Jul 2013 | 10:09 am
Photo courtesy of SDOT / Seattle Bike Blog Back in April, a group of anonymous “guerrilla activists” in Seattle installed plastic bollards on a bike lane that traverses underneath an interstate highw...
Teens On Bicycles Save Kidnapped 5-Year-Old Girl 15 Jul 2013 | 07:47 pm
Screenshot from CNN video – Courtesy of CNN Two teenage boys used their bicycles to chase a car that was carrying a kidnapped 5-year-old girl. From CNN: “Two teenage boys are being hailed as heroe....
Dave Matthews’ Bike Breaks Down, Picked Up By Fan 15 Jul 2013 | 07:15 pm
Screen grab from CNN video – Courtesy of CNN Musician Dave Matthews was out for a bike ride on Saturday shortly before his concert in Hershey Pennsylvania, when his back tire popped, leaving him stra...
Citi Bike: A Game Changer For New York City 11 Jul 2013 | 06:53 pm
Citi Bike station – Photo by James D. Schwartz / The Urban Country In what seemed to happen almost overnight, New York City changed its transportation system as we know it, adding another mode of tra...
Toronto Flood: Just Another Ordinary Day On A Bicycle 10 Jul 2013 | 09:16 am
Toronto storm photo courtesy of Ann Darby (deftonia11) On Monday evening, Toronto was hit by a massive storm that resulted in a record 126mm of rainfall. The city experienced massive flooding as a r....
