Bicycles

"Are you NUTS? It's so dangerous. I would never ride a bike in New York." A day doesn't go by that I don't get warned about my impending vehicular doom. Friends, family, even a guy on the street have said I'm on a suicide mission. Of course, that guy was taking a smoke break. I respond with a...

I absolutely hate driving and unfortunately, the city where I live depends on cars -- overwhelmingly so. In elementary school, I would bike to school several times a week. Then, I would do it just for fun and to burn off all that extra energy you may imagine a sixth-grader might have. But now,...

With more people getting to where they need to go via pedal-power, bike thefts have suddenly become a higher-profile crime. Two Catholic high school students have a different story than the one told by the bike messengers. The teenagers say 20 men on bicycles robbed them -- took their backpacks,...

The feed store where I buy organic layer feed for my backyard chickens offers me a 10% "human-powered transport" discount if I pick up my order on my bicycle. As I bike around town happily (and slowly, chicken feed is heavy), I think, everyone should offer a discount like this!Evidently, my desires...

This idea could go places.The Washington Post reported Saturday that sometime in mid-May, SmartBike DC, a bicycle-sharing program, is going to get moving.Metal racks are appearing throughout the city, enough for 120 red three-speed bicycles. For $40 bucks a year, bikes can be rented as many times...