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  • Enforcement curbs driver texting

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    A publicized crackdown on driver texting and cellphone use did reduce both dangerous practices during an experiment in two cities, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported today. ...

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  • Bear broadsides Panhandle cyclist

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    Commuter cyclist John Hearn was toppled by a running bear that struck him early Saturday during his ride to work at Tyndall Air Force Base.  “It was like getting tackled by a furry, toned, boney body...

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  • Florida's Mica low-balls transportation funding

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    House Transportation Chairman John Mica wants to hold federal transportation spending to the declining sum pulled into the Highway Trust Fund every year -- $30 billion to $35 billion a year. That...

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  • Bike-share your business? Here's a Miami connection

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    At a reader's request, here's where to apply if you'd like to provide the bike-share service the City of Miami is interested in. Your contact would be Terry Byrnes in the city's Purchasing...

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  • Road less traveled is best for cyclists' health

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    We've long known that exposure to automobile exhaust wasn't good for us. Now comes a report from Health Canada that documents how bicycling on a car-crowded street can affect heart function even for...

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  • Villaraigosa orders up 1,680 miles of bikeways

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    Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa ordered his administration to start work right away on creating a bikeway system throughout the sprawling city. He said: "The Bicycle Plan will help improve the...

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  • Bike signboard is a moving message

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    Mark Soldevilla hit the streets in The Falls area this weekend as he launched Green Wheel Marketing, a people-powered concept in neighborhood advertising. Mark plans to have other bicycles on the...

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