Best of Bike Delaware 2012: “Horn-Crazy Driver Busted for Harassing Cyclists”

 

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Jobs, Jobs, Jobs: Why Delaware Needs the Bike and Pedestrian Improvements Program at DelDOT

Jobs, Jobs, Jobs: Why Delaware Needs the Bike and Pedestrian Improvements Program at DelDOT

Between May of 1997 and March of 2008 (over 10 years), Delaware’s unemployment rate was between 3 and 4%. But for the last four years, unemployment has stubbornly...

 

Will the Delaware General Assembly Vote For Bike and Pedestrian Improvements This Year?

Will the Delaware General Assembly Vote For Bike and Pedestrian Improvements This Year?

We know what we want. And it all comes back to the “Bike and Pedestrian Improvements” program authorization for the Delaware Department of Transportation. We...

 

News Journal: “State agencies draw up a dream trail for cyclists”

News Journal: “State agencies draw up a dream trail for cyclists”

by Melissa Nann Burke The News Journal February 15, 2013 Relatively few Delaware workers commute by bike, but they might reconsider when cyclists are whizzing...

 
 

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2012 Look Back: This article was originally published on September 20, 2012.  It was the 6th most viewed Bike Delaware article of 2012.

This time, an i-Phone ensures that justice is served.

Adventure Journal | Cyclists have been harassed by drivers for years with little to no recourse, but thanks to technology and changing attitudes among law enforcement, justice increasingly is being served: The driver who hassled two road cyclists in Colorado this week by following them and honking his horn obsessively for three minutes has been charged with four misdemeanors by the Colorado State Patrol.

James Ernst, 75, of Erie, Colorado, was cited for improper use of his horn, two counts of harassment, and – this is the most delightfully schadenfreudenistic part – impeding traffic. Ernst was caught on video by Dirk Friel, a former pro roadie, developer of TrainingPeaks software, and coach, who used his iPhone to capture the incident.  [Continue reading ...]

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TODAY (Friday): City of Wilmington Bike-to-Work Day 2013

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The Last Time the National Transportation Safety Board Made a Bike Infrastructure Recommendation was in 1972

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