Where’s the Stop Sign?
So my wife and son were driving home today when they smashed up the car pretty bad. They’re fine. The car, not so much. They were driving on 12th Avenue.. read more
So my wife and son were driving home today when they smashed up the car pretty bad. They’re fine. The car, not so much. They were driving on 12th Avenue.. read more
I make no bones about being a proponent of vehicular cycling. But that’s not to say I wouldn’t embrace riding like a coddled child in a secure bikeway if my.. read more
News today that a cyclist died in a collision with a media bus at the London Olympics. As told in this very affecting eyewitness account from Reddit, it was a.. read more
Seattle was recently ranked #7 in the nation for “bikeability.” While we can all collectively pat ourselves on the back or bemoan the fact that we finished behind DC and.. read more
The last mile or so of my commute home is through the residential portion of Seattle’s Capitol Hill. Like many residential neighborhoods in Seattle, the streets on Capitol Hill are.. read more
I was commiserating with a bike commuting friend yesterday about the sorry state of Seattle’s roads in the winter – between the potholes and road grit, it’s a dirty, bumpy.. read more
Yesterday, as I rode down Pine Street in the rain, bouncing along at 20-25 MPH, my chain slipped off the chainring. All it took was a mixture of a little.. read more
Riding home the other night in the rain brought to mind two other locations where I regularly make my own bike box by riding to the front and taking the.. read more
Rule 5 of my annoying-but-satisfying rules for urban commuting is to pick a route and stick to it. Why? Because habits keep things sane and safe. And by not needing.. read more
Seattle Bike Blog points out the intersection of Pine and Bellevue – through which I cross twice daily on my commute – was ranked one of the top 5 crossings.. read more