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On two legs and a prayer
Issue Date: Apr 30, 2009
The horn, though, would not have helped negotiate a bull that he skirted, but that meant his leg slipped into sludge heaped beside an open manhole. Before long, a bicyclist expectorated betel juice right on to his trouser legs and shoes.
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From The Blurbs
Issue Date: May 15, 2011
BLOGGERS ON BIKING by James Randerson, Guardian Books, Rs 400
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Lawsuit over bike lane in New York
Issue Date: Apr 30, 2011
A DISPUTE has erupted on the streets of New York. It is about the streets themselves. Bike lanes, to be precise.
A bike lane was installed in Brook-lyn area on residents’ request in 2010. But on March 7 this year a section of the residents filed a lawsuit in a city court against the city’s transport department and its commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan, seeking removal of the lane installed along the street Prospect Park West. They say shortfalls in design of the two-way lane put pedestrians and bikers at constant risk of collision.
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Diesel cars dearer; cycles cheaper
Issue Date: Apr 15, 2011
IT IS a budget with concern for the environment. The Delhi government has made diesel cars costlier and bicycles cheaper.
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Good job bringing this to light. People won't realise how huge the problem is and municipalities are woefully ill equipped to...
Agreed; mining can never be sustainable, but then how do you get the metals to make all the things you need in the course of...
Very good piece.