Citizen prosecution of dangerous drivers

From the July, 2008 issue

A users’ guide on how others have done it and how you can do it for yourself
by Ray Thomas
Some drivers are so dangerous that some action must be taken to protect others. It is usually the case that a bad driver will offend again and again and the most serious cases will often result in [...]

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Filed under: Advice, Advocacy, Bikes & The Law, Road Riding, Road Rules, Safety

Get your kicks on a Kickbike

From the July, 2008 issue

by Karl Benedek
One, two, three, four, five, switch. Coast. One, two, three, switch… welcome to the world of kickbiking. Modern kickbikes have their roots in the velocipedes and draisines of the Victorian era, but the comparisons end quickly. These are no boneshakers—they are lightweight, maneuverable vehicles that can help provide you with a surprisingly good [...]

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Widow, BTA call for vehicular homicide law

From the July, 2008 issue

The Bicycle Transportation Alliance has announced its intention to pursue a vehicular homicide law in the 2009 session of the Oregon State Legislature. Mary O’Donnell and the Bicycle Transportation Alliance are seeking to better protect roadway users by increasing penalties for drivers who cause deaths as a result of their habitual violation of traffic laws. [...]

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Candi and Kenji

From the July, 2008 issue

by Mark Lansing
It is long past time for a YHIHF tribute to Candi Murray.  Her service to cycling, as head of the Oregon Bicycle Racing Association for 25 years, defies description—thus accounting for the delay.
Anyone who raced here between 1982 and 2007 remembers her.  Fondly.  Early on, the U.S. Cycling Federation monopolized the market on [...]

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“Perfection in the Process”

From the July, 2008 issue

Interview with Daimeon Shanks
by Dave Campbell
I met Daimeon Shanks as a student in my Freshman Science class at Newport High School in the fall of 1994. He was a bright, energetic, and pudgy kid. The next year he and a number of his friends got mountain bikes and joined my high school mountain [...]

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