Week in Review: Bicycle News & Opinions from Around the World

Have you ever noticed how often bicycling is featured in the news?! From stolen bikes being recovered to lives being saved – bicyclists are making history each and every day. Here are some of our favorite stories from the past week:

• November 1, 2009: Aman Sonkar of Khurshed Bagh, India, showed off smarts, courage and skill when he noticed a very familiar bicycle riding nearby. Nine-yr-old catches bicycle thief (Staff Writer, The Times of India)

• November 1, 2009: Think twice before you hop on that bike intoxicated! Calif. cops crack down on drunken biking (William M. Welch, USA TODAY)

• November 2, 2009: The never-ending controversy over who “owns” the road. Bike and cars: Can we share the road? (Christie Aschwanden, LA Times)

• November 3, 2009: Ever thought of making a shrine for your bicycle? These people did! Vestments and bike bells: Bicycle Shrine dedicated in Portland last night (Elly Blue, BikePortland.org)

• November 3, 2009: This girl’s life was saved, because she was wearing a helmet while she was walking! Bicycle helmet saves the day – on foot! (Adam Voiland, SF Examiner)

• November 4, 2009: The mayor vs. the mugger – and he is even wearing a Bell Sports helmet!! Mayor Boris fends off hoodie muggers on his bicycle (“The Hub”, The Blike) & Boris Johnson: “Knight on a shining bicycle” (Jordana Timerman, Foreign Policy)

• November 4, 2009: Imagine: L.A. bicyclists in the driver’s seat, one day a week (Matthew Fleischer, LA Times)

• November 4, 2009: Had your bike stolen? Well now there’s a web site that can help you get it back! Kharma Army – Web site uses social networking to return stolen bikes (Dan Welin, Daily Illini.com)

• November 5, 2009: Follow this rider’s journey as he bikes more than 6,000 miles. The Bicycle Diaries: into Kyrgyzstan’s thin air (Douglas Whitehead, Telegraph)

• November 5, 2009: Follow your dreams – on a bicycle! Cyclist follows her African dream (Khanyi Ndabeni, Weekend Post)