Bike thief arrested @ JHU


Thanks to the vigilance of Johns Hopkins Security Officers, one of our most nefarious criminals, the bicycle thief, is off the streets, caught in the act by security cameras!


The following report is from JHU security, dated 9/26/07, please forward on to interested persons.

ARREST for Bicycle Theft / CCTV Observation -- Unit Blk. E. University Parkway - On Sept. 26th at 3:41 AM, a CCTV monitor observed a male carrying a backpack and walking suspiciously to and from the shuttle stop bike racks.

Campus officers and off-duty Baltimore police officers working overtime for Hopkins located and stopped the suspect. Baltimore Police responded and discovered the suspect was carrying a large butcher knife, mace and in his backpack, bolt cutters, vice grip pliers and a bicycle tire pump.
The suspect was subsequently arrested for possession of a deadly weapon and for the bicycle theft that occurred on from Sept. 16th from the Wolman Hall, west side bike rack.
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Hollywood Bus Driver Attacks Cyclist, LAPD Handcuff Cyclist (and Wife!)


[As having more then one MTA driver drive in a similar manner around me and received similar comments from MTA drivers that I don't belong on the road (implied that they have a right to run me off the road) this article is very disturbing. While negotiations are still continuing with MTA to include routine how to drive safely around cyclists training I would like to remind everyone this is a very real problem not just locally but nationally as well. BTW all professional drivers and drivers convicted of aggressive driving in Maryland are taught ... (are you sitting down) cyclists are obstacles, which should do wonders for their tolerance of us on the roadway and our safety.]

A cyclist westbound on Hollywood Boulevard hears a loud horn behind him as he rides in the right side of the #2 lane, alongside a row of parked cars and dangerously close to the door zone.

The motorist with the heavy horn hand turns out to be Metro Bus Driver #XXXXX and she passes the cyclist so closely that his left hand touches the side of the bus as it speeds past him. The number #1 lane is empty and nothing serves to prevent the bus driver from changing lanes to pass the cyclist except for a failure on her part to acknowledge the cyclist

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New Bike Safety Ads Urge Drivers to Look Out



By Sewell Chan - New York Times
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The ad campaign, known as LOOK, was created free of charge by the advertising agency Publicis in Seattle. The ads will run on bus-stop shelters, the rears of buses, phone kiosks and the tops of taxis; at gas stations; and on postcards that will be placed in restaurants around the city. The ads will also be featured in Time Out New York and New York magazine and broadcast on local radio stations. ...

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A case for bike lanes


A bicycle-friendly city is environment-friendly, too
by Albert Koehl
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First, more bike lanes, which require a mere 150 centimetres on the side of a road, would produce more bike riders. A 1998 Environics poll found that 70 per cent of Canadians would bike to work for distances that took less than 30 minutes if they had a dedicated bike lane. And where bike lanes have been created in Toronto, the number of cyclists increased by up to 42 per cent, presumably because of the huge untapped potential of Toronto's 950,000 adults who ride a bike.

Second, Canada is a big country but people don't regularly commute from Tuktoyaktuk to Toronto. In fact, Canadian motorists make an average of 2,000 trips each year that are less than three kilometres, trips that can easily be made by bike. Schools, stores and churches are often within manageable distances, even in the suburbs. More cycling would certainly reduce the $2.1 billion in health-care costs the Canadian Medical Association says is associated with inactive lifestyles. Some distances are indeed too long for cycling, but combining biking with transit

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Rider accident at CWC ISO witnesses


From Amanda Macintosh Zarle:

My father, Hugh Macintosh, was the rider hit by the pickup truck during the Civil War Century ride. His name is Hugh Macintosh and he rides with the Baltimore Bicycling Club. The accident happened around mile 70 on the downhill portion of Jacks Mountain Road . We are trying to piece together the incident and would appreciate if any eye-witnesses can contact the police at (717) 334-8111.

He is making progress and we are very hopeful considering the extent of his injuries. Thanks for pulling for him

Amanda

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