Forbes

Pedaling to Prosperity: Biking Saves US Riders Billions A Year
Forbes
New data highlight that bicyclists in the United States save at least $4.6 billion a year by riding instead of driving. The average annual operating cost of a bicycle is $308, compared to $8220 for the average car, and if American drivers replaced just ...
U.S. Bicyclists Save $4.6 Billion By Riding Instead of DrivingBike World News
Hey Indiana, Get on the Bike!PortageLife
Longmont grows in its affinity for bicyclesLongmont Daily Times-Call
Bicycle Retailer
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New York Times

Los Angeles Lives by Car, but Learns to Embrace Bikes
New York Times
On one recent evening, drivers came to a (mostly) uncomplaining stop as swarm after swarm of cyclists breezed through an intersection on Wilshire Boulevard, complete with a police escort. And on Tuesday, there was a “Blessing of the Bicyclists” — with ...



Finding the right bicycle means fit and comfort
Times-Standard
[Editor's note: This is the last in a series of three columns provided by Humboldt CAN for National Bike Month about the benefits of bicycling. The previous two columns can be viewed online at www.times-standard.com.] There are many different styles of ...
Enthusiasts tout advantages of biking to workNews Chief
Bike to Work challenge extendedLebanon Daily News

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CBS News

Bike to Work Day: Ditch the car. Pedal. Save $9000?
Christian Science Monitor
Bike to Work Day is a chance for dedicated cyclists to show commuters that there's a better, cheaper way to get to work. Bike to work could save up to $9000 a year, if you can ditch a car in the process. By Chelsea Sheasley, Contributor / May 18, ...
Drivers, cyclists square offCNN
Bike to Work Day, May 18: The best time to rideCBS News
Bike to work, but don't take it too seriouslyExaminer.com
Patch.com -Dayton Daily News -FOX2now.com
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Cyclists set good, bad, ugly examples
Corpus Christi Caller Times
It also was reassuring to see headlights on bicycles in the photo, even though it wasn't dark yet. Illumination, a legal requirement for cyclists at night, can save the lives of runners and dog walkers as well. The procession in Thursday's photo was ...

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Toronto Star

Taking the Can-Bike 2 bicycling safety course for a test ride
Toronto Star
After all, Richard — surname, Anstett — was not just another student in this three-day course for advanced cyclists, called Can-Bike 2. No, Anstett was our instructor, charged with schooling us in the safe operation of a bicycle.
Edmond bicyclists ride for awareness on Bike to Work DayNewsOK.com

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Arcata earns 'silver' in bike-friendliness
Times-Standard
The League of American Bicyclists has named Arcata a “Silver Award Bicycle Friendly Community” last week, one of 214 communities to be named as such in 47 states. To become a bicycle-friendly community, cities must take steps to make bicycling safe and ...



The Idaho Statesman

Zimo: Follow the rules of the road and stay safe when you're on a bike
The Idaho Statesman
Look down for a second and POW! — a collision. Æ Cyclists wearing headphones. You won't hear what's coming, plain and simple. Æ Riding against traffic in the street and in designated bike paths. Bicyclists put themselves at risk because drivers ...



Bicyclists beware in Shelburne - Police are writing tickets
BurlingtonFreePress.com
Warden said his department has no special animus for bicyclists. “It had gotten to the point where we had to do something about it,” he said, “but there's no policy to go out and nail every bicycle on the road. Our goal is to see no one gets hurt.



Biking for life: College student prepares for 1100-mile bicycle ride to ...
Southeast Missourian
By Ashley Jones ~ Southeast Missourian Southeast Missouri State student Cory Ross is one of ten cyclists riding from New Orleans to Chicago as part of Biking for Babies, which hopes to raise $40000 for eight pro-life organizations in the Midwest.


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