Bicyclists Get New Turn Signals

AB247 becomes Nevada law on October 1, 2009. Here’s the gist of it:
 
Legislative Counsel’s Digest:
Existing [Nevada] law provides that every person riding a bicycle upon a roadway is generally subject to the provisions of chapter 484 of NRS which apply to drivers of vehicles. (NRS 484.503) Existing law requires the driver of a vehicle to signal [...]

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Who ya’ gonna call to clean up?

Today’s question: “Do I ride through this sand and glass along the curb or pull out into the traffic in the hope of avoiding a flat tire or a nasty fall?”
Here is a list of contacts for street sweeping at each of the local jurisdictions in northern Nevada: 
 
City of Sparks: 
www.ci.sparks.nv.us, eBetter Place or Ron Korman, [...]

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The Bike Bill – so far…

The so called “Bike Bill” made it out of the NV Assembly Transportation Committee and now moves on to the Senate Energy, Infrastructure and Transportation Committee, thanks to the efforts of Assemblyman David Bobzien.
The Nevada Bicycle Coalition authored the bill to change traffic code in 3 ways:
1. Allow a bicyclist to intermittently signal a turn [...]

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The Fourth Street Commute

Lately, I bicycle a different route to work each day. I’m surveying the streets to help revise the RTC bike map of existing bike lanes. My morning commute starts before 7:00. The air is cool and the motorists are calm.
 
This morning I found myself exploring Fourth Street which has the reputation of being THE [...]

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Goodbye Salomon, Hello Schwinn.

Wow, long time no post. But ski season is dwindling away (sniff sniff) and I can almost take the toe warmers off my cycling shoes, so its time for some bikeblogging.
Now, I don’t try to hide the sad fact that I’m a fair weather commuter. There are no fenders on my bike, and if I [...]

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