Show #126 – Tour Day France
May 28th, 2009 | By Fredcaster | Category: Podcasts
THE FREDCAST CYCLING PODCAST
EPISODE 126
May 28, 2009
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This episode of The FredCast features Bob Roll talking about his favorite Giro moments and the Tour Day France, listener Curtis’ David Double Century Report, the upcoming Cirque du Cycling Criterium, and the new Bike Wise web site. In the news this week: London’s mayor in a new miss with a lorry, Schwalbe recalls their Ultremo tires, Maine cyclists need to stop for school buses, Giro d’Italia reports, the convicts’ Tour de France, and more.
This week’s show is sponsored by Graeme Street’s Cyclo-Club, Audible, and listeners like you!
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- Graeme Street’s Cyclo-Club.com
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IN THE NEWS THIS WEEK
- London’s Mayor in Near Miss with Lorry
- Update: Etape du Caledonia – Arrest Made
- Maine Cyclists Need to Stop for School Buses
- Pro Cycling News
- Giro d’Italia (May 9 – 31)
- Robbie McEwen Crashes Out of Tour of Belgium
- Bernhard Kohl Retires
- Tom Boonen Returning to Cycling
- Man Jailed in Friend’s Death After Towing Him on Bike Behind Car
- Student Gets in Trouble for Riding to School on Bike to Workl Day
- Convicts’ Tour de France
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THIS WEEK’S FEATURES
- Bob Roll on The Spokesmen Podcast
- Giro Memories
- Tour Day France
- Upcoming Event: Cirque du Cycling Criterium (June 13 – Portland, OR)
- Ride Report: Davis Double
- Report/Find Road Hazards, Crashes, Etc. on www.bikewise.org
PODSAFE CYCLING MUSIC: What to Do With Michael by Candy Butchers
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That’s dumb about cyclists stopping for school buses. Bikes are much smaller, much more maneuverable, much easier to stop (because they’re going much slower), etc.. than a car. Unless it’s a peleton, it makes no sense to make cyclists stop for school buses. What if the cyclist just moved to the sidewalk and kept riding? Or if the cyclist went onto the sidewalk and walked his/her bike as a pedestrian (just like the school kids?). How’s the bus driver going to report the cyclist if there is no license plate on the bike to scribble down while they’re texting 🙂 ?
It’s amazing that cycles and cyclists have to obey some of the same laws as cars when there is a HUGE difference between the 2 modes of transportation.
Agreed. The other week my buddies and I got stopped by an officer that decided to have a power trip and tell us that we were riding dangerously… considering the fact that we had done nothing wrong and were riding very safely (in a single file) we all gave him fake names since none of us ever take our ID while cycling. We got a good kick out of it since there was really nothing that he could do. I think that bikes stopping for buses is a little ridiculous because i would assume that if a cyclist saw a bus stopping and its doors opening he would be smart enough not to fly by right next to the door.