Out of my way!

From the December, 2008 issue

by Karl Benedek
James Winkelman knows that multi-use paths are not necessarily a utopian alternative to the toxic gridlock of the auto-centric road system. In fact, he knows from experience that user conflicts are common on these important transportation and recreation corridors. Perhaps it’s because for all the good they represent, multi-use paths could be considered [...]

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History of Idaho’s stop sign law

From the December, 2008 issue

by Ray Thomas
In Idaho, bicyclists have been allowed by statute since 1982 to approach stop signs and roll through, after first yielding the right of way.  Bicyclists in Idaho are also allowed to turn right at red lights without stopping, so long as the bicyclist first yields to other vehicles.  In 2005 the Idaho legislature [...]

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Are we ready for an Idaho-style bicycle yield law?

From the December, 2008 issue

by Ray Thomas
Would Oregon benefit from a law, similar to the one in Idaho, allowing bicyclists to slow down, yield to traffic and then travel through stop signs without coming to a complete stop or to stop, yield and then travel (when safe) through red lights?   Many if not most cyclists tend to behave this [...]

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The merciful victim

From the December, 2008 issue

by Mark Lansing
Roberto Maranghi was riding his bike home from work on September 26, 2008, when a car nailed him.
Maranghi was approaching a busy road from a side street, preparing to turn right.  Coming exactly the opposite direction, a car turned left onto the side street, cutting the corner. Into Maranghi’s lane.  Front bumper met [...]

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Filed under: Advocacy, Opinion, Road Riding, Road Rules, Safety, Southern Oregon, You Heard It Here First

Racing bikes illustrated

From the December, 2008 issue

by David Feldman
The Competition Bicycle: A Photographic History
by Jan Heine, 2008
Vintage Bicycle Press, hardcover, 176 pages. $60
From high wheels to fat mountain bike tires, on roads, tracks, dirt paths and rocky trails, short sprints to ultra marathon distances, bicycles have been raced for as long as they have existed in any form.
There have been books [...]

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Tour through the High Desert

From the December, 2008 issue

by Jim Colbert
My daughter is about to have her first baby, a girl, in January, 2009, so I took this opportunity to ride from Eugene to visit her in the hills north of Pomeroy, Washington.
I started out on a Sunday taking the LTD bus to the Forest Service McKenzie Bridge District Office.  Having turned 65, [...]

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Filed under: Eastern Oregon, Personal Stories, Ride Reports, Road Riding, Travel