The South Dakota Legislature will not require me to wear my bright pink t-shirt when I ride my bike. They may, however, require you motorists to give me three feet in town and six feet in the country. Apparently listening…
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Gordon Howie says House Bill 1030, which would require passing motorists to give cyclists three to six feet of space, is a stupid idea. To boost his point, Howie misrepresents the text of the bill: The South Dakota Department of…
The Department of Transportation is proposing a couple bills to make South Dakota's roads safer for non-motorized travelers. For cyclists, SD-DOT offers House Bill 1030. HB 1030 seeks to codify the three-foot separation that cars and trucks should give to…
A driver in an SUV kills a woman on a bicycle, and a Sioux Falls police captain says this: Sioux Falls Police haven't issued any tickets for the crash that pinned Adams under the SUV and as they continue to…
Cars may be on the way out, says a new AP report. Households have been driving less since 2004, young people are waiting longer to get driver's licenses, car-sharing is on the rise... ...and to make the point, AP features…
The Lake County Commission went on the road Tuesday to "research" (I giggle just a little) their bike trail extension plans. Real research would have included riding their bikes out to Lake Madison. Connecting the current spur of the bike…
Change of heart: we couldn't resist going to Sioux Falls today to exercise our right to open carry: We encourage all of our fellow South Dakotans to do the same.
The good news from Rapid City city councilman Ron Sasso: he's pushing repeal of Rapid City's bike registration laws. Rapid City Municipal Code Chapter 10.64 currently requires residents to pay a $1 fee to register every bicycle. Anyone selling a…