by 303cycling | Jul 14, 2018 | Commentary
by Kerry Benefield, The Press Democrat It happens every time. Every time a news story appears in which a cyclist is harmed in a collision with a vehicle, people come out of the woodwork condemning the cyclist. Take Tuesday’s Press Democrat, for example. Aaron...
by 303cycling | Feb 15, 2018 | Commentary
A photo of this caution sign recently showed up on Facebook with the question, “If you want to caution safety, put it on everyone. Not one particular group of hobbyists. Why no RV sign? Why no motorcycle decibel warning sign? Why not add a ‘people who...
by 303cycling | Oct 29, 2017 | Bike Law, Community, Commuting, Featured, Hot Topic
BOULDER, Colo. Reposted from CBS local On an average day the stretch of Highway 36 from Boulder to Lyons sees 16,000 cars and as many as 600 cyclists all sharing the roads. Nearby, new signs are being piloted by Boulder County to help educate drivers and cyclists....
by 303cycling | Jul 22, 2017 | Community, Featured, Hot Topic
From the Denver Channel DENVER — Bicycles and cars have always had to “share the road.” Soon they could have to share the cost of the road in Colorado. A state senator from Grand Junction has thrown his support behind a bicycle tax after Oregon...
by 303cycling | Apr 8, 2017 | Hot Topic
From KOAA News5 A cyclist was killed Saturday afternoon after being hit by a car at Woodmen and Marksheffel, according to Colorado Springs Police. The woman was riding her bike in the westbound lanes of Woodmen when she was hit. Her husband was riding his bike with...
by 303cycling | Apr 7, 2017 | Hot Topic
From the Denver Post About 10 cyclists die a year on Colorado roads By STEVE LIPSHER Perhaps this is the definition of irony: Longtime bicycle-safety advocate Alan Snel got creamed from behind by a car a couple of weeks ago and ended up in the intensive-care unit of a...
by 303cycling | Sep 8, 2016 | Bike Law, Featured
Signs treat cyclists ‘less like potential hazards and more like the legal road users that they are’ From Road CC The US city of Columbus, Ohio is to phase out yellow “Share the Road” signs in favour of white ones reading “Bikes May Use Full Lane.” The city believes...
by Kris Thompson | Jun 17, 2008 | Just Bike Talk
With all the talk about bicycle safety and riding single file etc I thought I would provide some resources to protect cyclists. One tool a cyclist can use is the aggressive driver hot line that has been setup by the Colorado State Patrol. If you see a driver that is...
