Tag: biketouring
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#2522 – Criminalization of Bikes in NYC and Biking in The Apocalypse
Listener email: the difference between bike packing and bike touring, and what handlebar bags and panniers to get (1:11). New York City has begun a policy of criminalizing minor traffic violations for cyclists. We talk to Carl Mahaney of Streetopia Upper West Side and Open Plans, and Josh Wood of the New York City Bicycle…
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#2521 – Bikepacking, AVs versus Cyclists, MAGA versus Ebike Battery Standards, and Bike Bills in California
Janice Walrafen loves Bike Talk on WGDR in Vermont – a listener email (1:09). Summer bikepacking! Nick’s Berkshires tour and Taylor’s cross country plans (3:05). Are Waymo robotaxis safer than humans? And when AVs hit cyclists or pedestrians, who’s liable? Our lawyer, Jim Pocrass, advises (6:49). The Consumer Protection Safety Commission regulates bikes and bike…