Cycling
Do Better Bike Lanes Keep Drivers Safer?
A recent study found that cities with protected bike lanes often saw lower rates of injury and fatalities for motorists.
Ghost Bikes: A Global Ritual to Memorialize and Protest Cycling Deaths
The all-white bikes, placed at locations of fatal bicycle crashes, serve as an infrastructure of grief—part memorial, part protest symbol.
A Bike Ride Through Qatar
Might cycling just be another way for Qatar to gain some international cachet through sporting events? Sure, but the nation also seems to genuinely want its people to start riding bikes.
Flipping Over Lids: Inside the Debate About Compulsory Cycling Helmets
Should you be required to wear a helmet when riding a bike? What if they actually make you more likely to be injured?
How Do We Get More Women Cycling?
The number of women on bikes is an indicator of a city’s cycle-friendliness and -safety. Improve those and you'll get more people out of their cars.
Are the Benefits of Riding Your Bike Worth the Risk of an Accident?
Lesley Evans Ogden takes a tour of seven cities on two wheels.
In Defense of the Law-Breaking Cyclist
Until more is done to integrate bikes with auto traffic, Jake Blumgart will do whatever keeps him safe.
Putting Group Fitness Classes in the Proper Light
Or, how simple lighting changes can affect our mood, energy levels, and alertness.
New Yorkers, You Can Buy, Rent, or Not Even Ride a Bike
The New York Observer doesn't want you to rent—or ride—a bike.
Data Dump: Lance Armstrong Looks Even More Screwed This Morning
Former teammate tells all to the Guardian. Plus, what do the finishing times up the Tour's most fearsome mountain tell us about Armstrong's performance?