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Bicycle master plan hopes to provide a biking boom

The dover post is running a story on the new Delaware Bike Master plan (<a href="http://www.deldot.gov/static/projects/bike_and_ped/bike_facilities/index.html">http://www.deldot.gov/static/projects/bike_and_ped/bike_facilities/index.html</a>;). The Department of Transportation project manager believes that the creation of the master plan will make cycling safer by making bikers routes more predictable and roads more accessible. It will also promote neighboring neighborhoods. They are planning 92 miles of statewide trails, 102 miles of regional tails and 307 recreational miles in Kent County. The full story is available at <a href="http://www.doverpost.com/pages/newsbicycle.html">http://www.doverpost.com/pages/newsbicycle.html</a>;

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A Bicycling Mystery: Head Injuries Piling Up

New York times
BUSINESS/FINANCIAL DESK | July 29, 2001, Sunday

By JULIAN E. BARNES (NYT) 1981 words
Late Edition - Final , Section 1 , Page 1 , Column 3

ABSTRACT - New data from Consumer Product Safety Commission shows number of head injuries among bicycle riders has increased 10 percent since 1991, in period when bicycle helmet use has risen sharply and ridership has declined; given ridership decline, rate of head injuries per active cyclist has increased 51 percent just as bicycle helmets have become widespread; safety experts say helmets do not prevent accidents from happening, but are extremely effective at reducing severity of head injuries when they do occur; say helmets can reduce severity of brain injuries by as much as 88 percent; experts are mystified as to why injuries are on rise; some cycling advocates contend that rising numbers of aggressive drivers are at fault; others suggest that many riders wear helmets improperly; specialists in risk analysis say riders using helmets may feel inflated sense of security and take more risks; photos; chart (L)

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Bicyclist Identified In Gaithersburg Fatal

<img width="114" height="106" align="left" src="http://www.baltimorespokes.org/images/articles/20050705105810479_1.gif" alt=""> Yesterday evening at 5:46 p.m. officers from the 6th District responded to a report of a bicyclist struck in the area of Great Seneca Highway and Quince Orchard Road. Officers and Fire Rescue arrived on the scene and found a 15 year old male had been struck near the intersection while attempting to cross the roadway and later died of his injuries. The young man has been identified as Rageim Wade of the 700 block of Clopper Road in Gaithersburg.

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Convergence of Driver, Bicyclist Ends in Arrest

<img width="84" height="120" align="left" src="http://www.baltimorespokes.org/images/articles/20050702093229146_1.jpg" alt="">A simple story of road-rage, all he did was try to shake her bike and she is the one that fell over. Luckily bystanders came to the aid of the bicyclist, Kristin Hall, 23.

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