Hey, thanks for stopping by! If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to the RSS feed. You can also subscribe to BikeHacks by email. Thanks for visiting!The political action this fall has been quite exciting. More exciting news can be found with Mayor John Engen in Missoula putting his weight behind a [...]
A Politician to Get Behind: Bike Light Initiative
November 19th, 2008 · 2 Comments
Tags: · law, light, police, safety
Republican National Convention Promotes Cycling!
September 2nd, 2008 · 5 Comments
Last week I posted an article about the Democratic National Convention and how no bike racks were installed for those who might want to ride their bike to the events. Many vigilant readers did make sure to let me know that free loaner bikes are being made available at both conventions.
From recent [...]
Tags: · advocacy, convention, news, pepper spray, police
More Critical Mass News: NYC Video
July 28th, 2008 · 2 Comments
More Critical Mass news and again it’s the wrong kind: controversial. This time there is video of the action which happened in New York City. The New York City Policy Department motto is, “Courtesy, Professionalism, Respect.” This officer must have missed a training session or something. Full story via the New [...]
Tags: · controversy, critical, mass, police, protest, traffic
Cops on Bikes
May 29th, 2008 · 5 Comments
The following comes via the Bicycling web site.
Bicycle patrols — a community policing tactic that some law enforcement agencies de-emphasized in recent years — are seeing a resurgence as the price of gasoline approaches or surpasses $4 a gallon across the country.
“You think the car’s the great savior of us all, but [...]
Tags: · gas, police, safety, security
Bike Car: Police not Happy
March 7th, 2008 · 1 Comment
I like Canada. I like their bacon, their health care, and their mountains filled with snow most of all. Every time I go to Canada though the people want to talk about our government which is pretty depressing, but I digress.
Now I have even more reason to like Canada. An [...]
Tags: · bike, car, green power, police
