Watching videos of people struggling in strong winds is always perversely entertaining. I think it's because the watcher can't sense the wind, but can see the improbable actions and motions of the windblown. It's about as close to videos of someone getting his ass kicked by a ghost that we can get.
Sending A Clear Message To Bicyclists
"This cycle lane lets you smack both your handlebars and your knuckles into a lamppost at 50 metre intervals. It definitely gives a rhythm to the journey." [The Guardian]
"You Hit Me With Your Prius"
A San Francisco bicyclist and Craigslister offers to sit down with the Prius driver who hit him for a nice cup of coffee... and strangulation!. Moral of the story? Don't hit and run, it's not polite. [Best of Craigslist]
Crazy NYC Bike Messengers Racing Through Manhattan Traffic
Bike messengers are guys any car-driving, Ray's-Pizza-eating Manhattanites love to hate. Maybe it's something to do with the way these two-wheeled speed-demons take on Midtown rush hour traffic.
Toyota Gosei 360-Degree Airbag Is One Hell Of A Flotation Device
We're well aware of the whole cyclists-wanting-hood-airbags debacle
Maniac Cyclists Take To The L.A. Freeway To Protest, Or Something
If you were stuck in L.A. rush hour last Friday, there's a chance you encountered the folks from Crimanimal Mass, who took to the freeway, on bicycles (and in-line skates), as part of some sort of demonstration. One of the organizers said the purpose was to raise questions of transportation infrastructure. Aren't there …
Cyclists Want Hood-Mounted External Airbags
The Dutch Cycling Federation in the Netherlands is boldly approaching car manufacturers and requesting hood-mounted external airbags on all vehicles. It's either that or they're going to have to stop running into cyclists (which will never happen). We're not going to get into the "roads are for cars" debate because we're …
RFID Embedded Bicycles, Traffic Lights Saddens Scumbag Lawyers
The Danish City of Grenå is doing something about all of the bicycle accidents occurring at busy intersections. The city will be installing See-Mi. See-Mi consists of 300 RFID sensors that will be installed into residents' bicycles and special RFID-sensing traffic lights at seven busy intersections. These traffic…
