News Roundup

Here's a posting of cycling news from across the country, and sometimes interesting things from around the world. If I missed a worthy piece, please pass it on to me. As always, comments welcome.
Local

• Tears of a bikeless cyclist *Now, Sept 6)
• Libs to pledge tax credits on bicycles (CTV.ca, Sept 5)
  Finally, this is on the table, BTAC agrees
• Cops Warn Women To Be Wary Of Sexual Assault Cyclist (CityNews.ca, Aug 29) Also here
  Now every male cyclist is potentially guilty of Sexual Assault. What Next!
• How to deal with cars parked in bike lanes (Spacing Wire, Aug 25)
• There’s a new kind of bike infrastructure in town (Spacing Wire, Aug 27)
• Montréal’s shared roads and bike lanes (Spacing Wire, Sept 5)
• Bikers hitting bollards at the Boulevard Club (Toronto Star, Aug 30)
• A $100M plan to ease gridlock in 2 years or less (Toronto Star, Aug 25) Also here
  Yay! Bikes are part of the regional transit plan at last!
• Touring festival wheels into Toronto (Globe and Mail, Aug 24)
  So... How was it? I was out of town on holidays so I didn't get a chance to see any of this...

Lots more...

Regional

• MTO Rebuilds Highway 94 to allow safe bicycle travel (North Bay Nugget, Sept 4)
  Just read the last Paragraph
• Have bike, will travel (YorkRegion.com, Aug 25)
  Thanks to Andrew for this, and he adds:
  

  I find it a bit funny that the writer decided to use sidewalks for part of her commute, and that the commentary is that she "risked life and limb" to do it. I find it even more funny that no one from the paper would have asked any local riders for an angle or to guide the reporter. I ride right by their newspaper office daily on my commute.

• Cyclists, act like a motorist; drivers, treat them that way (Peterborough Examiner, Aug 28)
• Young cyclist's parents thank all for son's care (Peterborough Examiner, Aug 27)
  Reminds me of this
• Trail users should consider cyclists' perspective (Newsdurhamregion.com, Aug 28)
  This complaint will fall on deaf ears -- iPod's too loud. Sounds to me like this trail should be widened, or perhaps twinned to seperate pedestrians and wheeled use.

Canada

• Duo blames Air Canada for damage to bicycle (Globe and Mail, Sep 5) Also here, here, here, and here
  Airports and airlines don't like bikes. Move it with a shipper if you must fly
• New city bikeway: how it works (Regina Leader-Post, Sept 5)
• Bicycles-only lane unveiled (Regina Leader-Post, Aug 23)
• Sharing the road is all about 'respect' (Regina Leader-Post, Sep 1)
• Cars make way for bike parking shelters (Victoria Times Colonist, Sept 2)
• Artist making statement with bicycle repair (Amherst Daily News, Aug 31)
• Humanity Rocks! Benefit Concert (Ottawa Start, Aug 30)
• Inconsiderate Bicyclists (Westcoaster, Aug 30) from Behind the wheel
• Riding with Robert (The Guardian, PEI, Aug 27)
• Bicycle Workout (divine, Aug 24)
• Portland inspires bike corrals in Canada (BikePortland.org, Sept 5)

Away

• Dude, Where’s My Bike Lane? (Streetsblog, Sept 5)
  I'd say this is clever, too!
• Cyclists warned to wear a helmet (Belfast Telegraph, Sept 5)
• Galway cyclists urged keep footpaths (Galway City Tribune, Ireland, Aug 30)
• Campaign group blames roads for complaints against cyclists (Galway First, Ireland, Aug 2)
• MaxHealth Family Medicine to provide bicycle helmets at this year (McKinney Courier Gazette, Texas, Sep 4)
• I, Bicycle (Pioneer Press, MN, Sept 4)
• Bikers React to Cyclists Deaths (WKRG-TV, AL, Sept 5)
• Louisville cyclists donate helmets (Louisville Courier-Journal, KY, Sept 4)
• A cyclist who never tires (Hindu, India , Sept 2)
• Guest Viewpoint: With a little awareness, drivers and cyclists can learn to get along (The Register-Guard, OR, Sept 4)
• Riding a new route
  Bicyclists and walkers hope Oregon's road plan will be first-rate guide (The Register-Guard, OR, Sept 2)
• To Ease a City’s Traffic, Shifting From 4 Wheels to 2 (NY Times, NY, Sept 4)
• Bicyclists posing a safety hazard on our roadways (The Journal News, NY, Aug 24)
• Berlin's Bicycle Boom (CBS News, Aug 22)
• Trek: A Bike Maker Flexes Some Advocacy Muscle (StreetsBlog, NY, Aug 29)
  TCAT thinks this is cool, and they are working with BTAC to work on similar things here, too! We need more of this!
• Bikes Belong and Interbike Ink Long-Term Partnership (BTAC.org, Canada, Aug 28) I can only hope that the bike advocacy efforts in the USA trickle up to us here in the Great White North too!
• Eatons travel on a bicycle built for two (Circleville Herald, OH, Sept 3)
• Riley firefighters are trying to provide bicycle helmets, safety to Vigo youth (Terre Haute Tribune Star, IN, Sept 3)
  I was going to say "enough with the free helmets already". Here at least here they also are trying to get free bicycle safety lessons also, which lasts a heck of a lot longer than a helmet does.
• Cyclists excited about "Basket Bridge" across Tucson (KVOA.com, AZ, Sept 3)
• Cyclists drive us to the 10th circle of hell (NEWS.com.au, Australia, Sept 3)
  I've never heard of a cyclist "going postal" on motorists, nor of a bicyclce being used a homicide weapon. But if I have read read/hear more of this selfish tripe... Let's just say I would have much sympathy for the cyclist!
• Newly-weds on a bicycle made for two (Oxford Mail, UK, Sept 3)
  Reminds me of Daisy_Bell. And I know that Darren Stehr would love to see a wedding at Critical Mass
• Bill Clinton Agrees: Cycling Is Good Citizenship (StreetsBlog, NY, Sept 5)
• Erotic cyclists set pulses racing (Watton and Swaffham Times, UK, Sept 5)
• Watch out, the covert capture bicycle is about (Avon and Somerset Constabulary, UK, Sept 3)
• Give cyclists a fairer deal and Make life easier for city cyclists(South Wales Echo, Aug 28)
• Campaign group blames roads for complaints against cyclists (Galway First, Ireland, Sept 2)
• Growing danger from Hungary's "political" bicycle paths (Caboodle.hu, Hungary, Sept 3)
• AWE bicycle plan (Newbury Weekly News Group, UK, Sept 2)
• Critical Mass bicycle ride in Reykjavík (IcelandReview, Sept 1)
• Police attack Minneapolis Critical Mass and arrest around 20 cyclists (Infoshop News, Aug 31) also here
  Turns my stomach, to read this. The comments in the second article only make it worse
• Police clash with thousands of cyclists (United Press International, Sept 2)
  I'm so glad that Toronto's peaceful critical mass can include kids that won't get beaten or harrassed by Police
• UB teams up with Buffalo Blue Bicycle in effort to make campus velo-friendly (University at Buffalo The Spectrum, NY, Sept 5)
• Light donations spark bicycle safety program (Princeton Packet, NJ, Aug 31)
  Better than free helmets! Free bike lights!
• Largo police vow to continue bicycle enforcement (Tampa Bay Newspapers, FL, Aug 30)
  Perhaps they should be teaming up with the folks in New Jerssey instead?
• Student Hopes To Break Human Land Speed Record Using Bullet Shaped Bicycle (Science Daily, Aug 30)
  Well, technically a human powered vehicle.
• Bicycle-friendly? Ha! (The Carrboro Citizen, NC, Aug 30)
• In Tokyo, bikewear for on and off the road (International Herald Tribune, Sept 3)
• Build Better Bike Lanes to Reduce Congestion and Reduce Bicycle Accidents (InjuryBoard.com, FL, Aug 29)
• Bicycle couriers cut through Riga traffic (Baltic Times, Latvia, Sept 5)
• Companies eye wind-win situation for cyclists (The Coloradoan, CO, Sep 2)
• A Fee to Fight Bicycle Thieves (Washington Post, Sep 2) related
• Cyclist still going strong at 75 years (Helena Independant Record, Montana, Aug 30) related, see next:
• DALMAC cyclists riding into town Saturday, September 1 (Gaylord Herald Times, Aug 29)
• Station is weak link for cyclists (Advertiser 24, UK, Aug 30)
• Lake Tahoe Bicycle Film Festival to Help Build Bike Community (Emediawire, WA, Sept 5)
• Touring Brandywine by bicycle (Philadelphia Inquirer, PA, Aug 30)
• Florida Bicycle Association Recognizes DEP (EmeraldCoast.com, FL, Aug 29)
• Guwahati professor's unique bicycle to feature in `Munnabhai MBBS' sequel (Malaysia Sun, Malaysia, Aug 29)
• Bicycle insurance important for cyclists (Finance Markets, UK, Aug 28) also here
  Last I heard, in Ontario, home/apartment insurance is all you need for cycling. Perhaps a specialist out there may want to add their thoughts?
• Class offered on basic street skills for cyclists (Marin Independent-Journal, CA, Aug 27)

Gadgets & Gizmos

• Garmin offers cyclists a wireless Edge (Absolute Gadget, UK, Aug 29) Also here, here, here, here, and here.
  If you have one of these, give us a review!
• Carbon Drive Systems: the next big thing? (Cycling News, Aug 28)
  A little less maintainance, a litle less dirt and grease on our hands is not such a bad thing...
• Engineer turned cyclist invents new bicycle seat (Billings Gazette, Sept 2)
  Me? I'd rather a saddle than a seat. If it means means more people ride, as with all these toys, I'm OK with it.