Rolling Resistance

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Things categorized as 'Activism'


Until its activists mobilize, the cycle revolution is just spinning in place

Posted on August 5th .
From the Toronto Globe and Mail:If you are a cyclist and you are peeved at the lack of bicycle lanes, or the pesky way some of them stop and ...
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Sign the Google Maps Bike There Petition

Posted on August 4th .
A petition begun by the Google Maps Bike There project has been gaining momentum, now boasting over 40,000 signatures. Add your name to the ...
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Totally over the top - Mayor Bloomberg on the Critical Mass assault

Posted on August 4th . %
Assuming he's not favorably comparing the assault of Christopher Long by NYPD Officer Patrick Pogan to a 1987 Sylvester Stallone film about arm wrestling, it's good to hear ...
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Police report from cop who slammed Critical Mass bicyclist posted online

Posted on July 31st .
From the Smoking Gun: You've probably seen that YouTube video of the New York cop viciously knocking down a bicyclist in Times Square last week. Officer Patrick ...

Hoboken cyclist in NYPD/Critical Mass uproar is back on job

Posted on July 31st .
From NJ.com: The 29-year-old Hoboken cyclist who gained YouTube notoriety after a video showed him being shoved off his bike by one of New York's Finest during a demonstration last ...
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Kerry To Ride Part Of Pan Mass. For Kennedy

Posted on July 30th .
From wbztv.com:Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry said he will ride this year's Pan Mass. Challenge to raise money for cancer research in honor of Sen. Ted Kennedy, who ...