Show #147 – Google Pi
Mar 15th, 2010 | By Fredcaster | Category: Podcasts
THE FREDCAST CYCLING PODCAST
Episode 147
March 14, 2010
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This episode of The FredCast Cycling Podcast features an interview with John Leen, one of the Google engineers who developed the Google Maps bicycling directions. In the news this week, Google brings cycling directions to Google Maps, California seeks to ban cell phone use while cycling, Colorado’s governor is injured while cycling, United Airlines is getting hammered on Facebook over bicycle baggage fees, pro cycling news, Paris Hilton, and much more!
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IN THE NEWS THIS WEEK
- Google Maps Bicycling Directions Now Available
- California Seeks to Ban Cell Phone Use While Cycling
- Idaho Stop Law Fails in Utah
- Is Sydney Hazardous to Cycling? . . . Florida Is!
- Colorado Governor Injured While Cycling
- Pro Cycling News
- United Airlines Getting Hammered Over Bike Baggage Fees
- Update: NZ Nude Cyclist Is Not Offensive
- Paris Hilton Receives Warning for Driving in Bike Lane
THIS WEEK’S FEATURES
- Interview with John Leen, Google Engineer
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I don’t talk on the phone while riding, but (a) there is a difference between biking while distracted and driving while distracted; and (b) the California cell phone law proposes a jaw dropping $455 fine, regardless of bike vs car vs truck vs SUV use.
David
Enjoyed this weeks podcast and I have a few comments
1) I have a bike Friday for travel and recently flew on Southwest to Florida. No cost at all since it counts as one of the 2 free suitcases you can check on SW. You do have to make sure you do not exceed the 50lb limit. I weighed it before i left and took some tools out to get the weight to 48 lb
2)I think the new Google Maps bike option is great. I use Microsoft Streets all the time for route planning and find then Google app works as well or better.
Larry Shwartz
If we’re (cyclists) bound by the rules of the road, then not talking on the phone while riding makes sense. There is enough animosity between motorists and cyclists that we don’t need more motorist hostility toward cyclists because we’re talking on our phones.
That being said, there are still WAY too many motorists still talking on their phones while driving here in California.