The Year of the Bike Commuter

[thelakelander]

From cycletracks to helmet laws, 2014 has been a big year for bikes. No longer the domain of the hemp-wearing Portlandia set, bike lanes have been crowd-funded, sponsored by businesses and rolled out across the conservative Midwest. Meanwhile, bike-shares are proving great data sources to track who is riding where — raising questions of equity and safety — and helping to shape policy along the way. In the New Year's Eve spirit of looking back, here's a roundup of trends, studies, and controversies that have made headlines over the last 12 months.

Full article: http://nextcity.org/daily/entry/bike-commute-2014-bike-lanes-bike-share-bike-safety

[L.P. Hovercraft]

And here in lovely north Florida?

On my way home from work last night I got beeped at in Murray Hill by some knuckle dragger in a pickup truck apparently REALLY eager to turn south on Roosevelt who then proceeded to yell out the window at me "to get the f*%k out of the road"!

I'm sure this happens everywhere bicycles and cars share the road, but it was a somewhat discouraging way to start 2015 for this bike commuter.