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  • September 2008

    • Scraper Bikes Catch Big Ride on YouTube

      NPR  |  Sep 14, 08 1:00 PM CDT

      Scraper Bikes Catch Big Ride on YouTube

      (Newser) - Scraper bike fever is sweeping the globe, thanks to a music video posted on YouTube by teenage friends in Oakland, NPR reports. These tricked-out bicycles are named after big, bright, and bold old-model cars fitted with wheels so large they scrape the rims. Unable to afford a car, the “Scraper Bike King” fitted his two-wheeled ride with oversize wheels, fixed Oreo and Skittles wrappers between the spokes, and spray-painted the frame. More »

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      Oakland  • bicycle  • bikes

  • August 2008

    • Gadfly Stalls San Francisco Bike Measures

      Wall Street Journal  |  Aug 20, 08 3:23 PM CDT

      Gadfly Stalls San Francisco Bike Measures

      (Newser) - San Francisco's plans to make the city more bike-friendly are stuck in the slow lane thanks to litigation from an anti-cycling activist, the Wall Street Journal reports. Rob Anderson believes adding bike lanes causes pollution by clogging up traffic. The progressive city is now unable even to install new bike racks before a court-ordered environmental review finishes. More »

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      environment  • San Francisco  • pollution  • cycling  • bicycle  • transport

    • Bike Sharing Debuts in DC

      Los Angeles Times  |  Aug 15, 08 12:11 PM CDT

      Bike Sharing Debuts in DC

      (Newser) - With its residents battling high fuel prices and heavy traffic, Washington, DC, has instituted a bike-sharing program: pay $40 a year, and you can borrow wheels from one of 10 stands across the city. Inspired by similar schemes abroad, SmartBike DC is using technology keep the system running smoothly, keeping the bikes in electronic racks that require  swiping a smartcard for access, the LA Times reports. More »

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      environment  • gas prices  • traffic  • Washington, D.C.  • bicycle

  • June 2008

    • Bike Helmets? Up to You, Says London Mayor

      Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  Jun 17, 08 6:58 AM CDT

      Bike Helmets? Up to You, Says London Mayor

      (Newser) - The bicycle-loving mayor of London has a clear message for riders in the capital: wear a helmet, or else don't wear one. Writing in the Telegraph , Boris Johnson admits that despite the obvious arguments about safety, it's not always easy to put on an "undignified plastic hat" in fair weather. Not unlike many other issues in politics, helmet-wearing is beset by "incoherence." More »

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      safety  • bicycling  • Boris Johnson  • bicycle  • helmets

  • May 2008

    • Cops Can't Afford Gas Prices Either

      Associated Press  |  May 26, 08 7:25 PM CDT

      Cops Can't Afford Gas Prices Either

      (Newser) - With gas prices near $4 a gallon, more US police are saving money by peddling around, the AP reports. One cop shop in Bedford, Va., for example, has saved up to 400 gallons of fuel per month by buying just 8 bikes. But the two-wheelers don't come cheap: With crime-stopping features like a silent hub, a police bike runs about $1,100. More »

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      gas prices  • oil price  • police  • police department  • bicycle

  • March 2008

    • Photo of NYC Bomb Suspect Released

      CNN  |  Mar 9, 08 7:44 AM CDT

      Photo of NYC Bomb Suspect Released

      (Newser) - Police have released photos of a hooded cyclist suspected in the bombing of a military recruitment center in New York City's Times Square, CNN reports. The frame from a grainy surveillance video shows a person in a hoodie riding up Fifth Avenue, near the spot where the bicycle is believed to have been abandoned. More »

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      terrorism  • New York City  • military  • bombing  • tourism  • Times Square  • bicycle

  • September 2007

    • DOT Chief: Two-Wheelers Don’t Count

      Salon  |  Sep 14, 07 6:17 PM CDT

      DOT Chief: Two-Wheelers Don’t Count

      (Newser) - Bicyclists and green activists beg to differ with Mary Peters, the US transportation secretary who decreed last month that bicycle and walking paths shouldn’t fall under her funding purview, and spending on them may be to blame for the poor state of roads and bridges. Advocates of pedal power have been in an uproar ever since Peters said biking and walking are  "are really not transportation," Salon reports. More »

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      bridge  • transportation  • gas tax  • bicycle  • Mary Peters

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