Due to the overuse of personal attacks, swearing, and veiled threats in recent comment threads from Vehicular Cyclists, we at BFOC will no longer post their comments. In other words, if you are adamantly opposed to bike infrastructure, this ain’t the site for you.
So why do we fight for better bike facilities, and complete streets programs? Simple…we want to return the streets to the people. An anti-bike lane commenter recently posted here stating, “Take the lane! We already have roads you can use!” What he doesn’t realize is that he’s not advocating the promotion of bicycles, but the […]
In keeping with our tradition of monitoring the anti-bike lane blog, Cycle Dallas, we’ve noticed a peculiar strategy regularly invoked by its author. Simply post pictures of a mangled bicycle in a bike lane, and state with bizarre logic, “See! This proves the failure/inefficacy of bike lanes!…Once again we haven’t found the magic paint that […]
On our last BFOC group ride, we had all ranges of bicycles in the mix. From retro cruisers, to recumbants, and from high end road bikes, to entry level mountain bikes. The one that caught my eye the most was an American made version of a European styled city bike. Sure they’re heavy, slow, and […]
Someone should inform all of these unwitting cyclists about the dangers of bike lanes. 😉
We noticed on the anti-bike lane website, Cycle Dallas, authored by Dallas bike coordinator PM Summer, a continual reference to the following: “it’s important to remember that the Dallas area has the lowest population density of any statistical metropolitan area in the world.” This is a point PM has made on multiple occasions to defend […]
(Photograph by Yoon S. Byun) We recently profiled Boston’s new bike coordinator, Nicole Freedman, after reading the impressive Boston Globe article spotlighting the city’s recent transformation into a bike haven. As we noted in our article, Boston was the former title holder of “Worst City in the US for Bicycling”, by Bicycle Magazine. Since Dallas […]
Heads up out there…we’re getting several emails about Dallas police ticketing riders for not wearing helmets. The fine is a staggering $147! Ironically, motorcyclists are allowed to ride without helmets…don’t try to find an explanation. Sadly, this is the quickest way to lower ridership in our city. A friend of BFOC spoke to us this […]
(Nicole Freedman, Boston’s new Bike Czar) Two years ago, Boston faced the same doldrums Dallas currently does in regards to bicycle facilities. There was little movement from city officials advocating bike infrastructure, anti-bike lane groups were shouting their misguided and biased “Bike lanes are death traps” argument, and ridership levels were the same that we […]
We were just forwarded the following heartbreaking story about 6 year old Juan Rey Marin, who was run over and dragged by an SUV in West Dallas. BFOC will plan a ride to honor the young boy, and to advocate for better/safer bicycle facilities in Dallas. We’ll plan on updating everyone with more details soon.
Bike Friendly Oak Cliff 