Tag: washington bikes

August 1, 2017

No, the state’s new ‘E-DUI’ law does not apply to people biking

There has been a bit of confusion in recent days about whether Washington State’s new so-called E-DUI distracted driving law applies to people biking. It does not. The Seattle Times published a story over the weekend saying explicitly that the law does apply to people biking. Shelly Baldwin, government liaison for the WA Traffic Safety…
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tagged: alex alston, distracted driving, john duggan, mike lindblom, seattle times, washington bikes
July 21, 2017

Cascade/WA Bikes have a new Executive Director: Richard Smith

Richard Smith will be the new Executive Director of Cascade Bicycle Club and Washington Bikes, the organizations announced Friday Smith comes from Microsoft, and the press release says he was “the executive sponsor of his division’s Diversity & Inclusion efforts” and has worked as a board member for the Seattle Chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes…
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tagged: cascade bicycle club, richard smith, washington bikes
June 13, 2017

Help fund Big Bike, Washington Bike PAC fundraiser Thursday on Capitol Hill

Everyone knows that the Big Bike lobby runs this town. Just read the comments on any Seattle Times story about bikes. On second thought, don’t do that. Well, Thursday is your chance to be part of the shadowy, bicycling cabal pulling the puppet strings of Washington State government, and it will only cost you $50!…
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tagged: washington bike pac, washington bikes
May 18, 2017

WA now has a Bicycle Safety Advisory Council

Washington State is getting a Bicycle Safety Advisory Council to help watchdog and improve the state’s approach to keeping the thousands of its residents who bike safe. The council is named in honor of Cooper Jones, who was killed while biking 20 years ago. His parents have David and Martha have been a strong force in…
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tagged: cooper jones, WA Bicycle Safety Advisory Council, washington bikes
May 1, 2017

Happy Bike Everywhere Month! Event schedule, online challenge + more

It’s May, which means it’s time to give in to your co-worker’s constant reminders and say, “OK, fine! I’ll sign up for your Bike Month team if you just let me sit here and enjoy this cup of coffee for five freaking minutes!” The annual online challenge is a good way to stay motivated for…
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tagged: bike everywhere challenge 2017, bike month 2017, cascade bicycle club, washington bikes
April 21, 2017

Wanna lead the largest statewide bike organization in the country?

Five months after Elizabeth Kiker announced her resignation, Cascade Bicycle Club and Washington Bikes have released the job listing for the joint organization’s next Executive Director. Cascade Bicycle Club was already the largest regional bike organization in the nation even before merging with WA Bikes in December 2015. Now it is the largest statewide bike…
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tagged: cascade bicycle club, washington bikes