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May 13, 2012

Distracted Cycling: Earbuds, Phones and Multitasking

At the beginning of May, the Vancouver Police Department announced that – in conjunction with other police...

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April 30, 2012

Entitlement on bike routes?

Earlier this week, an upset cyclist turned to me as we were riding along the Off-Broadway bike route and asked,...

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April 16, 2012

Back in the saddle again

For the past three weeks, my wife and I were living at the BC Children’s Hospital while one of my kids dealt with...

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April 2, 2012

Cycling in Vancouver: Revisiting ‘The Great Helmet Debate’

Although bikes obeying stop signs is a close second, there is no more divisive issue related to cycling than that of...

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March 19, 2012

Tune-up time: How to get your bike ready for spring

Daylight Saving Time has imposed itself upon us and spring is right around the corner. It’s a perfect time of...

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Fitness • News

March 5, 2012

Making the Call: Bike Bell vs. Bike Horn

Last week, I wrote about travelling northbound on the Burrard St. bridge. Comments on the post brought up some concern...

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February 27, 2012

Cycling the Burrard Bridge northbound

My daily commute takes me east-west through Kits, but a large number of people commute north-south, mostly along the...

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February 19, 2012

Bike thieves are everywhere!

ICBC runs a campaign in the Lower Mainland with signs that proclaim “Car Thieves are Everywhere!”. Last...

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February 13, 2012

City of Vancouver launches road safety awareness campaign

On February 7 the City of Vancouver, along with partners ICBC, the Vancouver Police Department, and Preventable,...

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January 29, 2012

Can’t we all just get along?

Last week I had another “adverse interaction” with a motorist. These seem to be happening with increasing...

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