Archive for the 'bicycle' Category

Good reference.

Summary - riding in the bike lane is recommended but in some cases not required, you are not required to ride single file (though i wish you were), you are required to wear no more than ONE earbud, you can't ride on the sidewalk (but regular cops can't ticket you for this, since it's under the jurisdiction of the Environmental control board), signal when you're turning, and you need to have head- and rear-lights and reflectors when it's dark out, and a bell. Also, bikes are afforded the general rights and responsibilities of drivers, meaning (among other things) stay out of the crosswalk, don't run reds, one-way streets are one-way. Not covered: I believe that New York City (rightly) affords pedestrians the right of way *no matter what.*

Question? Is there a law specifically prohibiting vehicular and pedestrian traffic/standing in marked bike lanes?

Moriah's new bike.

Century+ old fixie tricks by "Neidert."

Graph and stats taken from TransAlt, who are by no means disinterested. If these numbers are real, and they seem like they might be, it's good news. Making a city bikeable takes more than a little while, but having visited European cities where they've had solid infrastructure in place for decades, the end result seems like it must be worth it.

Ongoing feature on the NYTimes cityroom blog on cycling in the city.

"Riding a bike in New York was like spelunking or white-water rafting, and in those days, bikers traveled best at night, when traffic was light."

Nice Google map hack incorporating bike lanes into the route planning.

Roll call on today's City Council vote to approve congestion pricing in the city of New York. My councilman, Bill deBlasio, who is running for borough president, voted "No", which seems to be a politically questionable move. He's probably lost my vote.

"Many riders finance their hobby by installing car stereos and doing other such handiwork." Nice.

A landmark turnaround from the NY DOT—establishing a small zone of euro-style separated bike lane in Chelsea. Having experienced European bike lanes firsthand, I'm very excited about this plan coming to fruition. No timeline for the project established?

now i have the most absurd watch tan. all over my body. also! i lost four pounds. 8 hours from start to finish, plus an etra half hour to get from home to the starting point.