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 https://velo.outsideonline.com/urban/are-cyclists-better-people-than-drivers-this-study-say-so-urbanist-update/
+===== Accessory / Accessories =====
+== When is it worth using a bike computer over a smartphone? ==
+Your phone may be all you need until battery life, navigation or rough conditions start getting in the way.
+Husain Parvez - Sept. 27, 2026 6:45 pm EST
+Most of what a casual cyclist wants from a bike computer can already be accomplished with a smartphone. Install it in a secure handlebar mount and it will give you turn-by-turn directions, log a ride and display your speed, distance and elapsed time. If you're just commuting or take the occasional weekend ride, it's hard to convince yourself that you need to buy another screen for your handlebars.
+A fitness smartwatch makes that decision more difficult. An Apple Watch can track heart rate and cycling activity, connect to Bluetooth speed, cadence and power sensors, and display the workout on an iPhone through a full-screen Live Activity. That means a bike computer must address a problem you actually have. For a lot of riders, it won't do that.
+Read More: https://www.engadget.com/2267892/phone-vs-bike-computer-differences/
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 https://arstechnica.com/cars/2024/07/ambulances-arent-slowed-by-bike-lanes-and-traffic-calming-measures/
+==== Government ====
+== DOT cranks up its campaign to strip bike lane references from federal websites ==
+July 23, 20265:00 AM ET - Joel Rose (Heard on Morning Edition)
+WASHINGTON — In the two weeks since Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy vowed to end support for "DEI bike lanes," a growing list of bike-related safety materials have disappeared from the Federal Highway Administration's website.
+Even agency staff have been left guessing about why, said a person who works in web support for agencies at the Department of Transportation. They requested anonymity because they fear retribution for speaking publicly.
+The person said FHWA staff have been asked to find, and in some cases take down, any references to bikes and bike lanes.
+"Why do you need to take down bicycle safety, of all things?" they told NPR.
+"We're not making the sites better, faster or quicker, you know, able to provide real information to the communities that use these resources," they said. "It's asinine."
+https://www.npr.org/2026/07/23/nx-s1-5900901/bike-lanes-dot-websites
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 https://www.bicycling.com/culture/a46651907/paris-closed-100-streets-to-cars-for-good/
+===== Folding Bike =====
+==The Joy of Folding Bikes
+Korny Sietsma - April 19, 2026
+I was chatting to a friend about my folding bike and I had the urge to write about it - because this falls in the category of “Things I wish I’d had decades ago”. And maybe I can encourage some others to try these wonderful devices.
+Note: I’m 3 months into a new job so blogging has taken a back seat to drinking from a firehose of new domain knowledge, new people, new tech. I’m still playing with AI-assisted coding, but at a slower pace - I do hope to blog more about this when things calm down.
+years ago I started cycling in London, commuting by train, and I used the bicycle hire scheme mis-named at the time “Boris Bikes”. It was OK but a bit of a hassle - bikes were heavy, payment was fiddly, and often the hire racks would be empty in the morning and full in the evening.
+So I followed the advice of other commuters and got this beautiful device - it cost £1000 at the time, a fair bit of money, but on a Ride to Work scheme I could pay this weekly over a year, so it was £4 a week, pre-tax, which made it quite affordable.
+https://blog.korny.info/2026/04/19/the-joy-of-folding-bikes