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SmartLock Blasts Would-Be Bike Thieves

Adam Williams — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 11:52:27 +0000

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Mike Lambourn, an industrial designer, has developed a bike theft deterrent — or at least a startling telltale that brands a thief temporarily.

From Lambourn’s site:

SmartLock is a cable lock that has cores of compressed air and liquid running through its body. If cut, the liquids spray out over the perpetrator, his tools, the bike and the scene of the crime. A bike that has been stolen will be covered in coloured dye (the dye renders the bike undesirable and therefore unsellable) as well as transluscent Smartwater - an invisible forensic property marking liquid.

Source: mikelambourn.com and treehugger.com

Driving With Cyclists: Six Rules of the Road to Keep Everyone Safe

Kelli Best-Oliver — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:55:37 +0000

Wake up, American drivers! With gas prices through the roof, you’re undoubtedly sharing the road with record numbers of cyclists. And guess what? Those cyclists have just as much right to the road as you do. If you expect them to obey the rules of the road, you’ve got to understand how to share that road with cyclists.

Big Brother is Watching You … Riding Your Bike

Shirley Siluk Gregory — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 15:00:37 +0000

In yet another dispatch from the “No Good Deed Goes Unpunished” Department (see previous entries here and here), the Chicago Tribune reports this week that the growing popularity of biking around town is being welcomed with increased attention from law enforcement. Police and city “Bicycle Ambassadors” say they’re mostly issuing warnings and fliers out of concern for bikers’ safety. But more aggressive action (read, “tickets = city revenue”) is expected.

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