April 2019

Articles

Helmet Laws Do Not Reduce Cycling

By Charles Pekow Helmet laws do not reduce riding nor encourage recklessness. So concluded a metaanalysis by the University of New South Wales in Australia. The study examined 35 studies of laws in 28 countries. It reported that 13 studies found that helmet laws don't reduce...
Advocacy
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New Bike Lanes for Payson, Utah

By Charles Pekow New bike lanes will be included in the I-15/Payson Main Street Interchange (exit 250) project in Payson, Utah. The Utah Department of...
Advocacy
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What Would Happen if All Short Trips Were by Biking or...

By Charles Pekow Any way you look at it, cycling and walking are more dangerous than riding in an auto. But if more people would...
Advocacy
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minutes

Bisbee, Arizona to Border and Back

By Wayne Cottrell Bisbee to Border and Back is an 18.75-mile loop that starts in Bisbee, Arizona heads toward the Mexican border, and then returns....
April 2019
6
minutes

More Bike Lanes are Safer for…Motorists!

By Charles Pekow If motorists object to adding bike lanes or parking – just tell them the more bicyclists, the safer the drivers are too....
Advocacy
1
minute

Crossing the Chilcotin

By Jay Hudson The British Columbia Canadian border guard waved me over to the side of the entry station with a slight scowl on his...
April 2019
17
minutes

From Salt Lake City, Utah to Mesa, Arizona: A Bike Tour...

By David Ward For years I have been reading articles in Cycling West by Lou Melini and others on bicycle touring. And though the idea...
April 2019
4
minutes