Year: 2013
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How I got my friend’s stolen bike back
When I glanced the flat-head screwdriver in his hand, time stopped. The shouting stopped. The shellack-coated handlebars gripped in my fingers stopped shaking and pulling away from me. For just one second, I focused so hard on that screwdriver that time froze. And for that second, only one thought was on my mind: I am…
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Bill would officially allow drivers to cross double yellow to pass someone on a bike
A bill starting its journey through the state legislature would officially legalize something that nearly all careful and courteous drivers already do: cross a double yellow line in order to give someone biking or walking on the road a safe amount of space. I imagine the typical response to this bill is probably: “Are you…
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FamilyRide: My least favorite intersection
The Bicycle Master Plan public comment period is over so now we just sit back and wait for the magic to happen. But while we’re waiting, who’s to say we can’t complain about our least-favorite intersections? The bulk of my commute is along the Burke-Gilman Trail, but when I leave the trail at Stone Way…
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Ballard crossing guard struck by car Monday took the job after daughter was struck there in 2001
Desiderio de Castro went through hell when his daughter was struck by a car in a crosswalk in front of Ballard’s Salmon Bay School in 2001. DessaMonica spent three days in intensive care with a lacerated liver and many more weeks recovering. de Castro was not going to let that happen again, so he became a…
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Bike News Roundup: Seattle courier race will use drones to catch ‘doping’
It’s time for the weekly Bike News Roundup! First up, has this ever happened to you while trying to bust a u-ey on a skinny street?:
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Registration open for Alleycat Acres Streets & Beets fundraiser ride
Urban farming collective Alleycat Acres has opened registration for its 2013 fundraiser bike ride. Past Streets & Beets rides were were a lot of fun not just because they are for a good cause, but because they attract a lot of people who have never done a long group bike ride before. And while some…
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