There have been many close calls in my personal riding experiences. And yes, a few collisions. I have already shared stories of the rough relationship between myself and the San Diego Police Department, all attributed to incidents while riding my bike. Naturally, these encounters produced the urge in me to avoid contact with them. I [...]
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For the Rest of Us
Monday, December 26th, 2011
Do you ever ride with headphones? I definitely do; sometimes I love a soundtrack to match my surroundings. I find music to have positive properties, whether it is for calming purposes or for energizing power. But from what I have seen, I believe I ride more cautiously than many cyclists. One of my friends in [...]
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Autumn weather blues
This is one of my favorite times of the year to ride, especially here in the Bay Area. The leaves scatter across the lane, brilliant fiery shades of red, yellow, and orange. The crisp air tastes and smells so very fresh, and feels amazing through a head full of sweaty hair. My only wish would [...]
Quick Bike Month Survey
Wednesday, May 4th, 2011
Helllllooooooooo readers!
Do me a favor today, and pop over to th GJEL Accident Attorneys’ blog. They’re running a quick survey about bike helmet use, and I’m interested in the results. I figure the more people who respond, the more representative the results will be. So, if you have a few moments, stop over. The permanent link [...]
Are California’s Bike-Car Accident Laws Too Lax?
Wednesday, June 30th, 2010
My title today is a blatant rip-off of the title over at the GJEL Accident Attorneys Blog, but I wanted to keep it, because it’s a pretty important question, and giving this post another title would take away from that, in my opinion.
I’ve thought a lot about safety, as a cyclist. In fact, one of [...]
Yet Another Reason to Ride on the Streets
Thursday, January 14th, 2010
I get kind of harpy and annoying about this, but the sidewalks and crosswalks are for walking (that’s why they’re called sidewalks and crosswalks, people). When I’m walking, which I frequently am, I like to have the room to walk, and not be run off the sidewalk by cyclists. And when I’m riding my bike, which [...]
There are No Words for This
Monday, October 19th, 2009
I keep a close eye on cycling in the news, and usually it’s loads of fun. But sometimes things happen that are terrible beyond words. Usually the extra-terrible part has something to do with the severity of an accident. Maybe someone didn’t survive, or has suffered permanent brain damage. Sometimes the tragedy is that the [...]
A Sad and Cautionary Tale
Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009
The Mercury News has a story today about a boy who was struck by a van while riding his bicycle in Danville. The boy was apparently running a red light in an area where the speed limit is 45 miles per hour. He wasn’t quick enough, and was struck by the van (which had a [...]
A Plea to Stop Cycling Road Rage
Tuesday, September 8th, 2009
I want to tackle the issue of road rage. Both of the car and cycling kind, and how they can intermix to create disastrous results.
I’ve often seen too much of cyclist road rage–and it scares me nearly to death because the Trusty Boyfriend has a bad case of it. It seems to me that it [...]