Hey Freakonomics, how could you get so much so wrong in five short sentences?
A blog post this week highlights Oregon Representative Wayne Krieger’s proposal to charge cyclists a biannual registration fee and parrots his assertion that cyclists don’t contribute to the roads they ride and do similar damage to roads as vehicles.Â
In an interview with Jonathan Maus at Bike Portland, Rep. Krieger is clearly upset that Oregon’s vulnerable road users law puts too much responsibility on motorists to wield there vehicles responsibly and thinks that if cyclists keep getting … Details
In case you missed it, the Formula 1 racing season officially started last weekend with the running of the Australian Grand Prix. Being a longtime F1 fan, I’m filled with a wide range of emotions after witnessing the 2009 season opener.
Let’s start with the biggest news, the absolute domination of the entire weekend by the brand new Brawn GP team. First they sweep the front row for qualifying then take the top two podium spots in the race. You have to go back over 40 years to find the last time a new team accomplished what Brawn did this weekend. What makes it even more amazing is that this team was only put together a month ago and they were using a car that was built around another engine and transmission package then what they used in the race. Simply amazing… Details
You can hear it from a mile away – thick and baritone – nothing like the irritating sounds of cheap scooters.
It grabs everyone’s attention because no one has ever seen anything like it. It’s more than a motorcycle and not quite like anything else – it’s a chopper.
So what exactly is this machine?
“They’re called choppers because all unnecessary parts from a factory-tuned and trimmed bike are chopped off,” said Lee Hyun-eui, the founder and chief engineer of Seoul-based Moon Choppers…. Details
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It took a modest army of BMX bikers months of dirt-shoveling to build the track of their dreams. But because they built on public property, their track will soon be bulldozed.
Murrieta Assistant City Manager Jim Holston said Thursday that parks maintenance employees will, in the coming weeks, begin their annual clearing of over-grown weeds on city-owned land at Kalmia and New Clay streets. When the brush is cleared, Holston said, the land, slated to be developed into a public park in a few years, will be levelled.
That land, however, has become the main source of entertainment for many teen and adult BMX bike riders who have shown up… DetailsÂ