Category: Commentary
To the Driver Who Hit Me and Ran
Submitted by 303cycling on May 5th, 2020I was biking home when you barreled into me with your car and left me to die Read more
Speeding on a bike path in Denver will now cost you
Submitted by 303cycling on June 17th, 2019Pay heed all you urban commuters and those looking to ride at time trial speeds on Denver’s bike paths. The penalty for speeding will cost you $100…and that’s for the first offense. What are your thoughts? Read more
How Do Drivers Not See That They’re the Worst?
Submitted by 303cycling on May 29th, 2019You know how it goes: your city proposes a new bike lane project or does something else to encourage cycling, and inevitably the eternally simmering “drivers-vs-cyclists” debate flares up again. Read more
Cyclists can rejoice riding up Pikes Peak
Submitted by 303cycling on May 24th, 2019Shuttles (no personal cars) to be only non-hiking option for most headed to Pikes Peak summit From OutThere ColoradoBy Conrad Swanson For the second consecutive summer, a shuttle will be about the only option for hundreds of thousands of peopleRead More
Trump threatens tariff increase this week
Submitted by 303cycling on May 20th, 2019President Donald Trump on Sunday said he would increase the punitive tariffs on some Chinese goods, including bikes and bike products, from 10% to 25% on Friday. Read more
How We Talk About Drivers Hitting Cyclists
Submitted by 303cycling on May 15th, 2019What the media gets wrong, and why, says a lot about how our society views vulnerable road users Read more
BPSA and PeopleForBikes boards vote to merge organizations
Submitted by 303cycling on April 24th, 2019The boards of the Bicycle Product Suppliers Association and PeopleForBikes Coalition have each voted to merge the organizations. Read more
Don’t Underestimate the Health Benefits of E-Bikes
Submitted by 303cycling on April 15th, 2019A study of the cognitive and psychological effects of outdoor cycling finds equal results for normal bikes and e-bikes Read more
E-scooter legislation worries bike advocates
Submitted by 303cycling on April 10th, 2019From Bicycle Retailer and Industry NewsBy Doug McClellan Proposed bills across the U.S. would put bicycles and e-bikes on the same legal footing as the micromobility devices. BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — Cycling advocates are casting a wary eye on billsRead More
The Hazards of Telling People You’re a Cyclist
Submitted by 303cycling on April 9th, 2019From Outside MagazineBy Eben Weiss Why telling people you ride elicits serious bike-splaining—and what you can do about it Recently I went to go see a cosmetic dermatologist to have something taken off my face. (A basal cell carcinoma, notRead More