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	<title>Oregon Cycling Magazine &#187; Advocacy</title>
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		<title>Are we ready for an Idaho-style bicycle yield law?</title>
		<link>http://www.oregoncycling.org/2008/12/are-we-ready-for-an-idaho-style-bicycle-yield-law/</link>
		<comments>http://www.oregoncycling.org/2008/12/are-we-ready-for-an-idaho-style-bicycle-yield-law/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:11:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bikes & The Law]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.oregoncycling.org/?p=204</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The merciful victim</title>
		<link>http://www.oregoncycling.org/2008/12/the-merciful-victim/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:08:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New safety campaign sheds light on visibility</title>
		<link>http://www.oregoncycling.org/2008/10/new-safety-campaign-sheds-light-on-visibility/</link>
		<comments>http://www.oregoncycling.org/2008/10/new-safety-campaign-sheds-light-on-visibility/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 18:26:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Portland Area]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.oregoncycling.org/?p=197</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As part of the Eye to Eye traffic safety campaign, the Portland Police Bureau&#8217;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 &#8220;Seven Corners&#8221; intersection of SE Division, SE [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pedestrian crossing hand signals</title>
		<link>http://www.oregoncycling.org/2008/10/pedestrian-crossing-hand-signals/</link>
		<comments>http://www.oregoncycling.org/2008/10/pedestrian-crossing-hand-signals/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 17:33:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.oregoncycling.org/?p=194</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UO Campus Gears up for Bike Loan Program</title>
		<link>http://www.oregoncycling.org/2008/09/uo-campus-gears-up-for-bike-loan-program/</link>
		<comments>http://www.oregoncycling.org/2008/09/uo-campus-gears-up-for-bike-loan-program/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2008 18:01:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Willamette Valley]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[by Briana Orr 
Fifteen years ago, a handful of green-and-yellow painted loaner bikes dotted University of Oregon’s landscape. “The concept was altruistic but lacked funding, dedicated staff and a realistic plan,” said Dan Geiger, Director of UO’s Outdoor Program (OP). Now the OP has the space, funding, staff, and support needed create a lasting bike [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Citizen prosecution of dangerous drivers</title>
		<link>http://www.oregoncycling.org/2008/07/citizen-prosecution-of-dangerous-drivers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.oregoncycling.org/2008/07/citizen-prosecution-of-dangerous-drivers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:11:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Advice]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.oregoncycling.org/?p=160</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Widow, BTA call for vehicular homicide law</title>
		<link>http://www.oregoncycling.org/2008/07/widow-bta-call-for-vehicular-homicide-law/</link>
		<comments>http://www.oregoncycling.org/2008/07/widow-bta-call-for-vehicular-homicide-law/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:04:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.oregoncycling.org/?p=157</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[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. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Help save important Mt. Hood trails</title>
		<link>http://www.oregoncycling.org/2008/06/help-save-important-mt-hood-trails/</link>
		<comments>http://www.oregoncycling.org/2008/06/help-save-important-mt-hood-trails/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2008 20:34:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.oregoncycling.org/?p=151</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Oregon mountain bikers need to take action and ensure important trails around Mount Hood are protected with bicycle-friendly designations. Representative Earl Blumenauer has proposed a comprehensive plan for Mount Hood, one part of which would close the beloved Boulder Lake area to bicycling. This important detail is a key divergence from the proposed Lewis and [...]]]></description>
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