Bicycle Talk. Episode 415 October 2nd 2024.   Ron’s Rant: Vehicles that don’t stop at crosswalks and why don’t drivers understand the law. Even the State of CT has not updated their website.    On a positive side: The World Cycling Championships were this past weekend. And California Governor Newsom Signs Complete Streets Bill, finally. […]

Bicycle Talk. Episode 414 September 25th 2024.   Ron’s Rant:   Ron talks about a close call near his home with a truck pulling a camping trailer.  Big truck and the American obsession with them. On a positive side: The world championships have started.  Lot to share in the next week.  Lael Wilcox rode around […]

Bicycle Talk. Episode 413 September 18th 2024.   Ron’s Rant: 911 20 years later.  America’s consumption of oil and dependency on motorized vehicles continues to go up. Have we learned nothing. The difference bicycles could make. A green group has pulled 410 scooters and e-bikes out of the Bronx River since July 2023. Really?  On […]

Bicycle Talk. Episode 412 September 11th 2024.   Ron’s Rant:   On a positive side: Mansfield Hollow Cyclocross was Sunday the 8th of September! “Damned at the Dam”, 2024 The kickoff race to the Project Mayhem Cyclocross Series.  And this Wednesday week 3 of the CCAP Cyclocross Training races in Rocky Hill CT.   The […]

Bicycle Talk. Episode 411 September 4th 2024.   Ron’s Rant: 24 %  Really Anyone watching the Vuelta? And We are back to school. School Zone Accident Statistics  On a positive side:   Mansfield Hollow Cyclocross is coming! “Damned at the Dam”, 2024 The kickoff race to the project mayhem Cyclocross Series.  And this Wednesday is […]

Bicycle Talk. Episode 410 August 26th 2024.   Ron’s Rant:  America has poured enough asphalt to build its sprawling auto-centric road network to cover the entire nation of the Netherlands. More on the Netherlands in the show.  On a positive side:  A whopping 183 U.S. cities have built enough bike-friendly streets that their residents just […]

Bicycle Talk. Episode 409 August 21st 2024.   Ron’s Rant:  Every year in California, more than 100 bicyclists lose their lives and over 10,000 are injured in accidents.  It’s the speed stupid: Traffic calming is the answer.   On a positive side: Speed Humps in Providence: “Car Kryptonite”.  The 2024 Tour de France Femmes comes […]

Bicycle Talk. Episode 408 August 14th 2024.   Ron’s Rant:  Purchased anything from Amazon recently?   CPSC: Amazon liable for hazardous products it sells.  And, Honey, she shrunk herself.   On a positive side: American woman is still  kicking butt!  Again. Jennifer Valente on the track.   And this weekend is the 33rd annual Steeplechase Bike […]

Bicycle Talk. Episode 407  August 7th  2024.   Ron’s Rant:  Hey Peacock. I love Simone Biles but 45 K to go in the Men’s olympic Bicycle Road Race and everything is coming to a head and you switch to gymnastics on us? And, let’s make car dependency weird.  On a positive side: The Olympics and […]

Bicycle Talk. Episode 406 July 31st 2024.   Ron’s Rant:  Yup it continues:  Businesses Thrive on Car-Free Streets, Yet Mayor Adams Ignores Call for Widespread Pedestrianization  Top city officials have long said they want to reduce cars to create business-friendly streets, but Gov. Hochul’s decision to kill congestion pricing isn’t helping.  On a positive side: […]

Bicycle Talk. Episode 405 July 24th 2024.   Ron’s Rant: Governor Hochul’s Congestion Pricing Pause Helps Rich Suburban Drivers.  What is the height of the hood of a pickup truck?   On a positive side:  Here comes the Thread City Quiet Corner rides!  The TDF  Over but not forgotten. So many firsts.  Massachusetts’ $58 billion […]