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Victim blaming has made cars the biggest killer of children in Australia
Globally, road “accidents” kill more than 1 million people a year, and are the primary cause of death for people aged under 30.
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'Astonishing': Cyclists now outnumber motorists in City of London
Cyclists are now the single largest form of transport counted during peak times on the streets in the City of London. According to Forbes(opens in new tab), a detailed report has been filed(opens in new tab) to the transportation committee of the City of London Corporation, the municipal governing body of London’s square mile, which suggests at peak times, people cycling represent 40% of road traffic in the city and 27% throughout the rest of the day.
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Why Fox News wants you to be afraid of electric bikes
Fox News is no stranger to the tactic of fearmongering as a way to stir up its base.
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Amsterdam’s underwater parking garage fits 7,000 bicycles and zero cars
Maybe one day, flying cars and jetpacks will be the hallmarks of futuristic cities, but today — in 2023 — it’s massive underwater bicycle parking garages like the one that just opened at Amsterdam’s Centraal Station. The structure has space for 6,300 personal bicycles and 700 more for bikeshares to facilitate the first or last mile of rail journeys. Capacity will expand to 11,000 bicycles when a second garage opens in February.
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In the ’80s, We Decided Bike Helmets Make Riders Safe. Cyclists Have Paid for It Ever Since.
Some cyclists refuse to wear helmets on principle. They have their reasons.
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eBikes Face Safety Hurdles
From dodgy batteries to scary stories in the media, the bicycle industry faces technical and regulatory challenges.
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YouTuber builds a bike with two half wheels, and it functions just as well as the original
YouTuber The Q builds a strange bike that actually works despite its idiosyncrasies. He does this by taking a regular wheel and cutting it in half.
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As e-bike fires rise, calls grow for education and regulation
Some point to cheap aftermarket batteries as the primary factor in e-bike and e-scooter battery fires and worry that micromobility device storage bans will set back transportation decarbonization efforts.
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Turns Out, Mandatory Helmet Laws Make Cyclists Less Safe
Requiring all riders to wear a helmet has proven negative effects.
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Stockholm Thinks It Can Have an Electric Bikeshare Program So Cheap It’s Practically Free
This past June, Stockholm introduced a new shared bicycle service to replace Stockholm City Bikes, which operated from 2006 until 2018. Since that service shut down, the city was one of many around the world swamped by shared e-scooters that littered sidewalks and streets. As a result, the city wanted to reboot a bikeshare program with a more modern approach without succumbing to the trappings of the dockless scooter and bike craze.
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'It's a game-changer': Adaptive mountain bike advancements help pro riders return to competitive racing
Advancements in adaptive mountain bike technology are helping professional riders return to competitive racing after life-changing crashes left them unable to participate in the sport they love.
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The e-bike revolution that's transforming New Zealand's small communities
There's a lot of talk about Grey Power - but when you harness that with electric power, you have the ability to transform communities off the beaten track. Trish Dunn is retired and hadn't been out on two wheels since she was 18. She didn't dream of biking until the e-bike revolution.
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Why this city is Europe's best kept cycling secret
Portugal's bike factories have been very busy since April 2020 as cycling has surged in popularity.
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What it's like to ride 900 km in a day
A chat with ultra-endurance racer Abdullah Zeinab.
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The Popularity of E-Bikes Isn’t Slowing Down
Motorized bicycles are outselling all-electric cars and have the potential to transform urban transit.
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Paris To Become 100% Cycling City Within Four Years, Reveals New Plan
Paris is to increase the number of protected cycleways in the city as well as boost bicycle parking spaces, reveals the 2021-2026 cycling plan published October 21 and billed as Plan Velo: Act 2. (Plan Velo is the existing, $174 million cycling plan which has been getting bolder and bolder with each update. Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo was elected for a second term last year after successfully introducing many pro-bicycling measures. On October 23, Hidalgo launched her campaign to become President of France.)
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Women Will Race In Their Own Tour De France Next Summer
Noting the Tour's status as the world's marquee cycling event, pro cyclist Anna van der Breggen says, "It's long been a dream for many of us to compete in a women's Tour de France."
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Cycling is ten times more important than electric cars for reaching net-zero cities
Active travel can help tackle the climate crisis earlier than electric vehicles – even if you swap the car for a bike for just one trip a day.
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The U.S. Is Building a Bike Trail That Runs Coast-to-Coast Across 12 States
By Natalie MarchantThe Great American Rail-Trail will be almost 6,000km when complete, and will serve 50 million people within 80km of the route.T
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They Went Out for a Bike Ride. They Never Came Home.
Nearly 700 people on bikes have been killed by drivers this year. This is who we lost.
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