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Legally Speaking with Bob Mionske – Stop as yield
Ask any motorist what irritates them most about cyclists, and you’re likely to get an earful about cyclists who behave as if stop signs and red lights don’t apply to them. It’s a sore point in relations between motorists and cyclists, and is the single most cited contributor to the negative stereotype that cyclists are arrogant scofflaws. It’s even a sore point between those cyclists who do observe the law, and those who don’t, with the law-abiding cyclists resenting the negative stereotype of cyclists that the law-breaking cyclists generate.
Saris recalls some stationary bike trainers
Saris Cycling Group is working with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission to recall about 2,000 stationary bike trainers. The company and the CPSC are advising consumers to stop using the trainers immediately. A handle pin on the trainer can loosen during use, causing the machine to become disengaged. No injuries have been reported.
Clif Bar recalls some products
Clif Bar is recalling 14 products in the U.S. and four in Canada because the peanut butter in those products was sourced from the Peanut Corporation of America. "PCA is under investigation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for a recent salmonella outbreak thought to be caused by tainted peanut butter," a Clif Bar press release said. "In light of this investigation, and with an abundance of caution, Clif Bar & Company has enacted a voluntary recall. We take the health and safety of our consumers very seriously."
SRAM Cycling Fund awards $400,000 to the League of American Bicyclists and the Thunderhead Alliance
The SRAM Cycling Fund will make a $400,000 contribution to the League of American Bicyclists and the Thunderhead Alliance for Biking and Walking. The funds will be used to launch a nation wide initiative to dramatically strengthen state and local advocacy groups and help them make their communities more bicycle friendly.
The Explainer – Too much yellow?
Explainer,
While the new Columbia kit may represent good graphic design, why does the Tour de France (Amaury Sport Organization) and the UCI, for that matter, allow yellow uniforms? With Saunier Duval already among the 189 riders that constitute the TDF peloton, even an informed television viewer has a difficult time trying to spot the maillot jaune. Why add nine more yellow jerseys to the melee?
New company Portland Bike Works to focus on urban bicycle accessories
Indiana’s Marion Classic joins National Racing Calendar
Specialized Designs for Women to sponsor ValueAct Capital Women’s Cycling Team
Specialized Designs for Women will be the brand of choice for the ValueAct Capital Women’s Professional Cycling Team in 2009. Specialized will be the official bike, helmet, shoe and optics sponsor for the team.