Emma Way, the woman who ran into a cyclist with her car, drove away, and tweeted about "bloody cyclists," has now spoken out in her first interview. She now claims she's not anti-cyclist because "she's a cyclist" herself.

A lot of drivers hate cyclists. A lot of cyclists hate drivers. Then there's Emma Way, who hates cyclists so much that she hit one with her car, drove away, and bragged on Twitter about how it wasn't her problem because the cyclist "doesn't pay road tax." Unfortunately for Emma, her local police also use Twitter.

It's a cool and slightly rainy morning here in the aptly named mountain-side town of Buena Vista, but yesterday's trek from Roanoke to here was mild and sunny. Perfect weather for a bike ride and for driving a van with no strong need to get anywhere quickly.

Man, I feel for this kid. Somewhere in China, it was the first day of school, and our hapless unnamed student is happily riding his bike, his mind presumably full of hope for the coming year, and likely not at all worried about people all over the world reading about the bicycle up his ass. That was his first mistake.

Four years ago, one of my colleagues at the Santa Barbara Independent took the train from Santa Barbara, Calif., to Chicago, and on to Washington, D.C. to watch Barack Obama's first inauguration. It sounded fun. There were lots of people on the train and everyone was excited.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported this year that although overall traffic fatalities are at the lowest they've been since 1949, cyclist and trucker deaths are up.

The cultural war between those who want to bike on public roads and those who think public roads are for cars only rages on. But a victor has emerged from one particular battle: a cyclist who was knocked over by a motorist one day.

While on a top-secret Jalopnik mission to Tokyo (meet with Emperor, secure trade route for silks and spices) I was out wandering the Tokyo streets when I noticed three odd things: bicycles.

For the first time in many decades, Italians are buying more bicycles than cars. Over the last year, new car registration plummeted by 20 percent, while bicycle sales increased by 10 percent. Last year's score was bicycles, 1.75 million; cars, 1.74 million.

Ever heard the phrase "share the road?" This Colorado SUV driver apparently hasn't, and decided to vent frustration about cyclists being on the road by tailgating and honking and honking and tailgating.