Bikes will solve congestion?

Cyclists seek better routes: more bikes means fewer cars, fewer cars means less congestion.

The argument is well supported by the fact that a pathetically thin strip of bike lane on Princes Bridge outperformed the general traffic lanes on Super Tuesday. [via Lockies]

Who needs bike registration?

Queensland cops booked 9000 cyclists last year for traffic infringements:

Almost 59,000 Queensland cyclists have been fined for breaking road rules since 2003, but a Queensland Transport spokesman said a licensing system would be too costly and would not stop injuries or rule-breaking. "This would impose very significant additional costs on the community and government, and the benefits would be negligible," he said.

Dangerous vehicle at 15km/h. How?

How can a car become dangerous when its motor is removed? Brakes and steering worked fine, by they still got a ticket for operating an "unsafe vehicle". I didn't think their video was particularly interesting (although it is funny when a bunch of bike-mounted cops ride past during the proceedings), but the legal and logical point is a good one:

"The problem for the court will be to argue that the Shared Propulsion Car can be dangerous while we all know the danger remains in the use of petrol cars."

 

[Thanks Peter]

Ride a f•cking bike, punk.

Helter Smelter [via Sydney Body Art Ride]

Cuff it

Obviously I'm not a regular reader of boingboing because they mentioned these "bicycle handcuffs" a month ago. Anyway, it looks OK but I wouldn't use it as my only bike lock (then again, I wouldn't use any bike lock on is own).

Buying a used bike?

Michael Bluejay offers advice on how to buy a used bike "for basic commuting or transportation".

DIY

Build your own bike trailer or sidecar—kids just don't have good, honest, dangerous fun like this anymore.

More advice for Connex and V/Line

Integration of Bicycles and Transit. It is being done—shocking, but true.

Biofuel: beans, cheese and sour cream

50 miles per buritto

Bike-friendly

The Age has nominated Europe's most bike-frienldy towns: Groningen, Munster, Trondheim, Ferrara, and Odense.

blog.au

Time to check my feed reader again:

Well, why not?—random babblings and insane ramblings

Bottles and Chains—Velo Sans Frontieres

Comments

Dave

When i first saw the bike path image i thought of the dog walking treadmill on the Jeysons

Treadly and Me

Heh Yep, I see what you're getting at.