http://www.examiner.com/x-7204-Tulsa-Alternative-Transportation-Examiner?cid=exrss-Tulsa-Alternative-Transportation-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:50:19 -0700 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:09:52 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-7204-Tulsa-Alternative-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m11d21-Risk-management-for-cyclists-Bike-control?cid=exrss-Tulsa-Alternative-Transportation-Examiner In keeping with the idea of human factors as the largest cause of cycling crashes, this discussion will focus on behavior more than mechanical failure. Avoiding crashes by avoiding common mechanical problems is an easy fix while changing behavi... bicycling education Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:09:52 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7204-Tulsa-Alternative-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m11d21-Risk-management-for-cyclists-Bike-control?cid=exrss-Tulsa-Alternative-Transportation-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7204-Tulsa-Alternative-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m11d21-Cyclist-assaulted-with-pellet-gun?cid=exrss-Tulsa-Alternative-Transportation-Examiner In a story from the statesman.com, eighteen-year-old Hollan Dyer has been charged with assault with injury.  Dyer was a passenger in a car with two friends.  One of them, John Hanne, later said that when Dyer saw a bicyclist on the road ... bicycling news Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:40:08 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7204-Tulsa-Alternative-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m11d21-Cyclist-assaulted-with-pellet-gun?cid=exrss-Tulsa-Alternative-Transportation-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7204-Tulsa-Alternative-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m11d19-Former-North-Carolina-fireman-pleads-guilty-to-shooting-at-cyclist?cid=exrss-Tulsa-Alternative-Transportation-Examiner Charles Alexander Diez shot at Alan Ray Simons with a handgun, hitting the cyclist's helmet but narrowly missing his head.  Diez was reportedly upset that Simons was riding a bicycle on a busy street with his child on the back.  Diez... bicycle culture bicycling news Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:47:51 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7204-Tulsa-Alternative-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m11d19-Former-North-Carolina-fireman-pleads-guilty-to-shooting-at-cyclist?cid=exrss-Tulsa-Alternative-Transportation-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7204-Tulsa-Alternative-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m11d15-Ronde-Van-Oakkenberg-Tulsa-cyclocross-final?cid=exrss-Tulsa-Alternative-Transportation-Examiner By all rights it should have been a dreary afternoon. The sun was absent. The clouds overhead seemed close enough to touch, and the combination of rain and cool temperatures made it seem colder than the thermometer reading.It was perfect for cycloc... bicycle racing Sun, 15 Nov 2009 16:43:26 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7204-Tulsa-Alternative-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m11d15-Ronde-Van-Oakkenberg-Tulsa-cyclocross-final?cid=exrss-Tulsa-Alternative-Transportation-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7204-Tulsa-Alternative-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m11d14-Ronde-Van-Oakkenberg-cyclocross-race-in-Tulsa-Update?cid=exrss-Tulsa-Alternative-Transportation-Examiner                       Cyclocross action from October practice session.This is a reminder about the Ronde Van Oakkenberg cyclocross race scheduled... bicycle racing Sat, 14 Nov 2009 08:37:16 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7204-Tulsa-Alternative-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m11d14-Ronde-Van-Oakkenberg-cyclocross-race-in-Tulsa-Update?cid=exrss-Tulsa-Alternative-Transportation-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7204-Tulsa-Alternative-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m11d11-From-Australia-Cyclists-do-not-have-the-same-rights-as-motorists?cid=exrss-Tulsa-Alternative-Transportation-Examiner This Australian news piece came from Carl Scully, former New South Wales Minister for Roads. It's titled "Cyclists do not have the same rights as motorists on roads." He seems genuinely puzzled as to why cyclists don't want to use those n... bicycling transportation Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:51:04 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7204-Tulsa-Alternative-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m11d11-From-Australia-Cyclists-do-not-have-the-same-rights-as-motorists?cid=exrss-Tulsa-Alternative-Transportation-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7204-Tulsa-Alternative-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m11d5-Another-cyclist-assaulted?cid=exrss-Tulsa-Alternative-Transportation-Examiner Earlier this week, Dr. Christopher Thompson was convicted ot assaulting two cyclists with his car as detailed by Jamie Felrath, the Columbus Alternative Transportation Examiner.  Thompson may face as much as ten years at sentencing.Only a day la... bicycling transportation Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:36:38 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7204-Tulsa-Alternative-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m11d5-Another-cyclist-assaulted?cid=exrss-Tulsa-Alternative-Transportation-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7204-Tulsa-Alternative-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m11d5-SUV-hits-elephant-in-Enid?cid=exrss-Tulsa-Alternative-Transportation-Examiner From today's Tulsa World: A couple driving home from church nearly slammed into a giant pachyderm that had escaped from a nearby circus late Wednesday. "Didn't have time to hit the brakes. The elephant blended in with the roa... Oklahoma highways Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:21:38 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7204-Tulsa-Alternative-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m11d5-SUV-hits-elephant-in-Enid?cid=exrss-Tulsa-Alternative-Transportation-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7204-Tulsa-Alternative-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m11d3-Ronde-Van-Oakkenberg-Tulsa-cyclocross?cid=exrss-Tulsa-Alternative-Transportation-Examiner The OakkenbergThe Tulsa Tough organizers together with several local bicycling clubs have put together an inaugural cyclocross event, the Ronde Van Oakkenberg to be held on November 15th. This race is intended as a test bed for a possible multi-day ... bicycle racing Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:34:04 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7204-Tulsa-Alternative-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m11d3-Ronde-Van-Oakkenberg-Tulsa-cyclocross?cid=exrss-Tulsa-Alternative-Transportation-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7204-Tulsa-Alternative-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m11d1-Tour-of-Missouri-brings-in-38-million?cid=exrss-Tulsa-Alternative-Transportation-Examiner Tulsa Tough 2009 EJ Wagner     Lt. Governor Peter Kinder announced that the Tour of Missouri brought in $38.1 million over the week-long event.  He is the chairman of the Missouri Tourism Commission and Tour of Missouri, Inc.  F... bicycle racing Sun, 01 Nov 2009 11:43:54 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7204-Tulsa-Alternative-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m11d1-Tour-of-Missouri-brings-in-38-million?cid=exrss-Tulsa-Alternative-Transportation-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7204-Tulsa-Alternative-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m10d30-Bicycling-history-in-Tulsa?cid=exrss-Tulsa-Alternative-Transportation-Examiner The Tulsa City County Library has an extensive collection of photographs on the city's history. It's a searchable database of photos going back over a century.Here are a few from the Beryl Ford collection, illustrating bicycling in Tulsa. The image... bicycle culture Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:53:27 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7204-Tulsa-Alternative-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m10d30-Bicycling-history-in-Tulsa?cid=exrss-Tulsa-Alternative-Transportation-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7204-Tulsa-Alternative-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m10d27-layers?cid=exrss-Tulsa-Alternative-Transportation-Examiner  How many time have you heard these after a crash: "It was only an accident." "I was just riding along when..." "It just happened. I don't know why." In aviation, most crashes are due to human factors. It's ... bicycling education Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:09:42 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7204-Tulsa-Alternative-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m10d27-layers?cid=exrss-Tulsa-Alternative-Transportation-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7204-Tulsa-Alternative-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m10d26-Tausha-Borland-hearing-postponed?cid=exrss-Tulsa-Alternative-Transportation-Examiner Tausha Borland, accused of killing two bicyclists and injuring a third in a collision on June 9th, was scheduled to appear in court today for a preliminary hearing.  That hearing has been postponed until December 3rd. Borland swerved off ... bicycling advocacy Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:31:49 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7204-Tulsa-Alternative-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m10d26-Tausha-Borland-hearing-postponed?cid=exrss-Tulsa-Alternative-Transportation-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7204-Tulsa-Alternative-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m10d23-Peevish-motorist-asks-if-cyclists-right-have-gone-too-far?cid=exrss-Tulsa-Alternative-Transportation-Examiner Absent from the print edition, Chris Woodyard's column in  USA Today asks: Two-wheel troublemaking: Have motorists let bicyclists' 'rights' go too far? ...bikers' have become enboldened to take over the road. That is, instead of riding t... bicycling education bicycling advocacy Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:36:44 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7204-Tulsa-Alternative-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m10d23-Peevish-motorist-asks-if-cyclists-right-have-gone-too-far?cid=exrss-Tulsa-Alternative-Transportation-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7204-Tulsa-Alternative-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m10d19-Do-League-of-American-Bicyclist-instructors-have-a-role-in-advocacy?cid=exrss-Tulsa-Alternative-Transportation-Examiner Slate had an article on Friday highlighting the differences between facilities advocates and vehicular cyclists. They have diametrically opposed views regarding some bicycling laws and practices, and of course this spills over into public policy wher... bicycling advocacy Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:22:43 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7204-Tulsa-Alternative-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m10d19-Do-League-of-American-Bicyclist-instructors-have-a-role-in-advocacy?cid=exrss-Tulsa-Alternative-Transportation-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7204-Tulsa-Alternative-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m10d14-Bicycle-helmets-and-abdominal-injuries?cid=exrss-Tulsa-Alternative-Transportation-Examiner A tip of the hat to Fritz at Cyclelicious for this. From the Atlanta Journal Constitition:(Excerpt) Bicyclists are facing higher injury rates and longer hospital stays, with both worsening over the past 11 years at a Denver trauma center, a... Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:21:33 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7204-Tulsa-Alternative-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m10d14-Bicycle-helmets-and-abdominal-injuries?cid=exrss-Tulsa-Alternative-Transportation-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7204-Tulsa-Alternative-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m10d14-Bicycling-photography?cid=exrss-Tulsa-Alternative-Transportation-Examiner A century ago, every town of consequence had a board track for bicycle racing.  This photo was taken at a one-and-an-eighth mile track in Laurel, Maryland.  This young man on his track bike shared the racing venue with motor cars and very l... bicycling history Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:13:31 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7204-Tulsa-Alternative-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m10d14-Bicycling-photography?cid=exrss-Tulsa-Alternative-Transportation-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7204-Tulsa-Alternative-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m10d12-Grant-money-used-for-bicycle-and-pedestrian-enforcement?cid=exrss-Tulsa-Alternative-Transportation-Examiner There's a story in today's Boston Globe about state grant money being used for stepped-up enforcement of bicycle and pedestrian laws.  This is an excerpt: That’s exactly why Officer Kevin Sullivan and five of his colleagues were stati... bicycling education Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:55:49 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7204-Tulsa-Alternative-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m10d12-Grant-money-used-for-bicycle-and-pedestrian-enforcement?cid=exrss-Tulsa-Alternative-Transportation-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7204-Tulsa-Alternative-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m10d11-Tulsa-cyclocross-practice?cid=exrss-Tulsa-Alternative-Transportation-Examiner This slideshow is from the Tulsa Wheemen cyclocross practice session held on Tuesday, October 6th, at the 21st Street skate park just west of the Arkansas River.  These practices are open to anyone interested.  The entry fee is five dollars... bicycle racing Sun, 11 Oct 2009 11:43:03 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7204-Tulsa-Alternative-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m10d11-Tulsa-cyclocross-practice?cid=exrss-Tulsa-Alternative-Transportation-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7204-Tulsa-Alternative-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m10d7-Inola-applies-for-Safe-Routes-to-School-funding?cid=exrss-Tulsa-Alternative-Transportation-Examiner Some school districts are prohibiting walking or bicycling to school.  The town of Inola, Oklahoma, is taking the opposite approach by encouraging students to reach school without using motorized transportation. Excerpted from today's Tulsa Wor... bicycling education bicycling infrastructure Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:17:47 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7204-Tulsa-Alternative-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m10d7-Inola-applies-for-Safe-Routes-to-School-funding?cid=exrss-Tulsa-Alternative-Transportation-Examiner