by terrymcafee | Dec 21, 2012 | bikes, members, Safety, Uncategorized
Happy Holidays! Your friends at the Nevada Bicycle Coalition
by terrymcafee | Dec 2, 2012 | Uncategorized
The 2012 Bicycle Pedestrian Summit is in Las Vegas this year. It is the only event where bicycle advocates from northern and southern Nevada meet. The Nevada Bicycle Coalition will be there in force this year, planning strategy for the year’s activities,...
by terrymcafee | Oct 4, 2012 | advocacy, Bike Facilities, bikes
The conventional wisdom assumes that massive transportation projects are far more economically strategic than bike lanes. But the release of two studies from two very different cities – Portland, OR and New York City – reveals that bicyclists and...
by terrymcafee | Oct 7, 2011 | Uncategorized
Our goals for this ride were pretty simple: 1) get some media attention to the new Nevada bicycle-friendly traffic laws and 2) no crashes. Both were accomplished. Here are some links to give you a visual recap of the event. <embed...
by terrymcafee | Sep 26, 2011 | Bicycle Laws, Bike Facilities, bikes, Safety, Uncategorized
Reno Bike Project is calling it the “3 Sweet Feet Ride”. I’ve been calling it the “Bicycle Awareness Ride”. Whatever you call Saturday’s mass of bicyclists, it’s going to be fun and could be a really important event for the future of Reno & Sparks bicycling. We...
by terrymcafee | Sep 7, 2011 | Uncategorized
Well, I just finished notifying the local hospitals that we’re going to be riding our bicycles en masse from Reno City Hall Plaza to Sparks City Hall and back. They didn’t seem too worried or inclined to staff up their emergency response machinery. Notifying them was...
by terrymcafee | Aug 19, 2011 | Uncategorized
The PROBLEM Nevada’s legislature passed two bicycle-friendly laws in the last session that become effective on October 1, 2011. The problem is that very few motorists know about them: AB328 – increases penalties for a motorist who causes a pedestrian or bicyclist...
by terrymcafee | Aug 2, 2011 | Uncategorized
Every once in a blue moon, a person gets some useful insight into how they are perceived in this world. Years ago in college, I was a volunteer for the Off Campus Student Association. Their Executive Director gave me this insight. He said, “Terry, I call on you at the...
by terrymcafee | Jul 29, 2011 | bikes, commuting, Safety
About 50% of all bicycle crashes involve falls, often caused by road surface hazards, like potholes, loose gravel, cattle guards, storm grates, etc. Another 33% involve animals, other bikes or something besides a motor vehicle. Only 17% of bicycle crashes involve...
by terrymcafee | Jul 26, 2011 | Uncategorized
One of my favorite sayings is, “Never attribute to malice what can be explained by stupidity or ignorance.” This moral came to mind recently on a bicycle ride with some friends. My wife and I were riding in the neighborhood with a new rider, one with a family where...
