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Bikes and red lights

By Gene Doucette | July 19, 2011 |

Counting red lights If you ask a biker– any city biker– about bicycle safety and traffic laws, they will all start with the same line: “of course I stop for red lights, but…” What will usually follow is a complaint about the many cyclists they’ve seen that were acting stupid, or reckless. And if you…

The Better to See You With

By Gene Doucette | March 10, 2011 |

The eyes having it I spend five days a week looking at a large computer screen, and when I’m not looking at that large computer screen I’m looking at a smaller laptop screen, and when I’m not looking at that I’m looking at an iPhone screen. Or reading, which is thankfully still a low-tech book…

Notes from a bicycle seat

By Gene Doucette | June 16, 2010 |

Ten thoughts on cycling from a bike commuter The only time it makes sense to honk at a bike is if you are about to hit it with your car, and only if you have run out of ways to avoid the collision and are honking to let the cyclist know it is now entirely…