Getting Along: Right-of-Way and Right Turns
Recent changes in my daily commute have me hitting 40th and Normal every day at peak traffic time, and in my experience, this is one of the most dangerous road …
Rambling Different Trails: A Death In The Cycling Family.
It’s been a terrible week for Lincoln’s cycling community. It saw broken bones and death, as well as at least two more “accidents,” one hurt badly, involving motorists and cyclists. …
Trail Ramblings: What Do We Want For Our Trails?
Our excellent trail system in and around Lincoln is a resource all of us who use it are happy to have. Whenever a piece of it is disrupted, especially a …
Rambling Different Trails: Fast Forward To The Present
I was reminded a few days ago just how quickly things are changing here in Zhoukou. I was commenting on the small village roads I’d been riding lately. Another oral …
Trail Ramblings: Driven Beyond Patience.
It’s easy to take for granted the dependability and generally law-abiding nature of Lincoln motorists, excepting of course the (lack of) use of turn signals. Here in China if there’s …
Rambling Different Trails: Why The Heck Am I Posting This?
It was brought to my attention recently that there are new friends of Bicyclincoln that don’t why this blog post appears every week. My name is Janine Copple and I …
Rambling Different Trails: Where Two Wheels Rule.
It’s been almost a month now that Steve and I have been in China, teaching English at Zhoukou Normal University. In that time I’ve bought a bicycle and have been …
Getting Along: The Friendly Wave
Are you a “waver”? I am. And I cross paths with several on my commute every morning. I have no idea who they are, but there are two bicyclists and …
Zoo Expansion and the Rock Island Trail
Did you know that the Lincoln Children’s Zoo’s expansion plans will likely impact the Rock Island trail? As part of its planned expansion, the Lincoln Children’s Zoo intends to shift …
Trail Ramblings: Is it just me?
Are some motorists getting ruder towards cyclists or is it just something I’m noticing more? As more people commute or ride for sport some motorists seem to be increasingly less …