Fastest man on land claims water too

From the October, 2008 issue

No person in history has traveled farther on flat water under his own power in one day than Greg Kolodziejzyk [ko LA jezik]. On September 9th, 2008 Greg pedaled his human powered boat, the Critical Power 2, 245.16 km (151.3 miles) around a circular lake course on Whitefish Lake in Montana, beating kayaker Carter Johnson’s [...]

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Teleportland me

From the October, 2008 issue

Unmassing and unpacking in Bike World
by Mark Lansing

Pretend they can’t see you.  Best bicycle safety advice I ever got.  Play the cards you’re dealt.  Best advice ever about coping with injuries after a serious accident.  Top tip about meddling in other people’s business (courtesy of Voltaire):  tend your own garden.
My list goes on.  But the [...]

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New safety campaign sheds light on visibility

From the October, 2008 issue

As part of the Eye to Eye traffic safety campaign, the Portland Police Bureau’s Traffic Division and the Bicycle Transportation Alliance have formed a partnership to educate new cyclists regarding good visibility practices and bike light laws.
The BTA kicked off the project on Friday, September 26, at the “Seven Corners” intersection of SE Division, SE [...]

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Bike Lab got me moving

From the October, 2008 issue

by Jat Hamachek, age 14
My name is Jat and I go to school at the Center for Appropriate Transport, also known as CAT. Recently I built up my first bike using some of the skills I learned in my Bike Lab class. I had a good time doing it, but it wasn’t all fun and [...]

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Pedestrian crossing hand signals

From the October, 2008 issue

by Ray Thomas
Safe access to the streets is a critical component in our movement away from reliance on inefficient and polluting automobiles and toward more use of walking, cycling and mass transit. Along with bike lanes, crosswalks are the key safety corridors facilitating access to roadways for non-motorized users. While Oregon has been [...]

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