Archive for February, 2012

This is an update on Diego Ballesteros, the cyclist who was struck by a car and critically injured near Wichita in June 2010, while participating in the Race Across America (RAAM) . While he will never walk again, Diego is still able to ride!

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Riding your bicycle at night can be great fun, and can be quite safe, but a certain amount of equipment is necessary, both by law and by common sense. Here's what Kansas law requires.

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It has taken a distressingly long time, but the driver who killed Jim Searle in 2009 has finally been brought to a measure of justice, pleading guilty to vehicular homicide on January 13, 2012. He will be sentenced on April 6.

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Here is a quick look at a new bicycle headlight, a Lezyne Power Drive, and some initial impressions on its performance.

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Sad news out of Hutchinson, Kansas, where a bicyclist was struck and killed by a garbage truck on Monday, February 13th. Details on the collision are still sketchy at this point.

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Bicycle Dreams, a documentary about the Race Across America (RAAM), premieres in Kansas City on February 18th, as a benefit for BikeWalkKC.

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Kanza Reaches 50 Mile Mark; Three Bridges Trail In Marquette Progresses; March 3 Spring SRTC Meeting; Black Hoof Park and Lake Lenexa; National Trails Day Is June 2; Sea Life Aquarium To Open In KC April 6; Kansas River Water Trail Proposed

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Olathe, Kansas is planning to expand 127th Street in Olathe, but has settled on a strange, and potentially dangerous design with a gutter seam running down the middle of the 'bike lane'.

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