Cycling News

Here's a posting of near daily 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.

Local

• City will miss its goal for bike lanes (CBC, Toronto, 2006 May 31)
• Bikes could put Toronto on the map (Toronto Star, Oct 17)
• Bike Budget in 2008 will need new funding and new revenues (biketoronto, Oct 17)
• Parking lot paved with donated garbage (Toronto Star, Oct 18)
  The follow-up to the sheared Bollards on the Martin Goodman Trail: "Peter Leiss, who's in charge of maintaining that stretch of the trail, said the stub should be gone by now. The bollards damaged in the accident will be replaced as soon as possible, Leiss added."
• Meeting: Centennial Park Masterplan (Bike Lane Diary, Oct 18)
  Cyclists and racing enthusiasts needed to show up for meeting to get needed cycling facilities at park

Regional

• Owen Sound council basking in Green glow; Shane Jolley's showing in city polls called 'a vote of confidence' in council's initiatives (The Sun Times, owen Sound, Oct 17)
• Shimano named Peterborough's Employer of the Year (myKawartha.com, Oct 18)

Canada

• Ste. Anne reveals big building plans (Montreal Gazette, Oct 18)
• Montreal Matters: How green is your neighbourhood? (Hour.ca, Montreal, Oct 18)
• Bikers not yet riding into sunset (The Suburban, Quebec, Oct 17)
• RECENT CYCLING DEATHS ARE A WAKE-UP CALL FOR SAFETY (VUE Weekly, Edmonton, Oct 17)
• Bicycle theft brings vision of Vancouver 'gang' to film (The Vancouver Sun, Oct 11)
• Bike, snowboard shop up in smoke (Edmonton Journal, Oct 10)

Away

• Cyclists may have low bone density (United Press International, Oct 17)
  Wow! I did not know this, but I think that all cyclists should be aware this this!
• 'Peachtree Boulevard' Project Makes Walking Easy (WSB-TV, Atlanta, GA, Oct 16) via Bicycle Fixation
• Cyclists: Go For The Gold (New Haven Independent, CT, Oct 16)
  Ahh, I like good news stories like this. Lets just hope that the city acts on some of the ideas.
• PDOT plans “See & Be Seen” bike light parade (BikePortland.org, OR, Oct 18)
  Sound like a good and fun way to raise awareness
• Cyclists demand safer lorries (SheCycles, UK, Oct 18)
• CPSC Recalls Bicycle Brakes (NBC 17.com, NC, )
  CSPC announcmenets here and here
• The Bicycle Film Festival (Guardian Unlimited, UK, Oct 18)
• Cyclists to raise funds (Republic of Botswana, Botswana, Oct 18)
• Davis Bicycle Advisory Commission prioritizes projects for funding (The California Aggie Online, CA, Oct 17)
• Police: cyclists must stay off pavements (Suffolk Evening Star, UK, Oct 17)
• Cyclists should be better behaved on the roads (7DAYS, United Arab Emirates, Oct 18)
• Globe-trotting cyclist back on course after crash (Scotsman, UK, Oct 17)
• Cyclists' delight as TIE chiefs rethink bike lane plan (Scotsman, United Kingdom, Oct 19)
• Cyclists Bikelash (Glasgow Daily Record, UK, Oct 19)
  Uh huh.
• They all want me dead now (The brooklyn paper, NY)
• Region to make way for bicycles (Rochester Democrat & Chronicle, NY, Oct 18)
Australian Cyclists didn't always enjoy their "bike to work day":
• Cyclists given a rough ride (Advertiser Adelaide, Australia, Oct 18)
• Cycling safety in Tasmania (ABC Online, Australia, Oct 19)
• Workers discover pedal power (Mercury, Australia, Oct 18)
• Ride at your own risk (Adelaidenow, Australia, Oct 17)
• Share the road plea by cyclists (The Mercury, Australia)

Bad reporting

I never trust the bias or purpose of studies like this. I always wonder who commissions these reports, and for what purpose. Is it to sell more cycling helmets? Scare people away from cycling? To place more guilt on the victims? Make your own conclusion.
The orginal direct from the source
• Bicycle Accidents Among Kids Adding Up to Huge Hospital Bills (Associated Content, CO, Oct 18)
• Bicycle-Related Injuries a Big Concern for Kids (Ivanhoe, FL, Oct 18)
• Children and Bikes: $200 Million National Health Crisis, Researchers Say (FOX News, Oct 18)

Weren't those sensational headlines? You'd think that from reading the headlines and the stories that cycling is the biggest single cause of child hospitization, that is until I found these from the same original source, but these were not widely reported:

• New Study Shows Motor Vehicle Crash-Related Injuries Take Heavy Toll on National Pediatric Population
• New Study Highlights the Risks of All Non-Automobile Motorized Vehicles to Children

Not that I want to be anti-car, but the balance in the news reporting makes me think this guy is really on to something!

Gadgets, Gizmos & Fashion

• Start cyclists early and they will ride Recumbent forever (Momentum, Oct 17)
• Work Bike, Amsterdam -- New and not black (Momentum, Oct 18)