Looking for a new bike for the 2015 season? Try out the D.C. Bike Swap on Sunday, May 17th from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. The swap is hosted by Gearin Up Bicycles – 314 Randolph Place, N.E., Washington, DC 20002. Gearin’ Up Bicycles’ purpose is to create career development opportunities and teach essential workplace skills…
Continue readingAccording to an article in The Washington Post, biking in the District of Columbia may be getting a little safer thanks to efforts to increase driver awareness of the perils of making U-turns. Many of us have had “close calls” when cycling in a bike lane, only to be confronted by a car, taxi cab…
Continue readingYesterday’s note “Cyclists need legal protection” struck a note with me, as I had heard about the fatal car crash which left an experienced cyclist dead, while the motorist who struck him down did not even know what she had hit. The HamptonRoads and Pilot newspapers’ website describes some possible responses and solutions, since the…
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