TagBicycle safety

door

door  v.— Note: Being “doored” is the same as receiving a door prize. «“You have to always be alert,” said Barbara Ross, who bikes to work and volunteers with Time’s Up!, an environmental group that promotes a group bike...

ghost bike

ghost bike  n.— «Bicycle-safety advocates yesterday solemnly rode to each of the 14 spots around the city where cyclists were killed by cars in 2006, leaving behind white “ghost bikes” to memorialize the victims.» —“Ride...

ghost cycle

ghost cycle  n.— «Bicycles painted stark white are chained to stop signs and telephone poles at nearly 40 locations around the city. An eerie visual reminder of the dangers cyclists face every day on local streets, these “ghost...