tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191257362012-01-27T14:06:13.130-05:00Florida bicycle news and comment, with a special eye toward making streets and paths more congenial to riders.JHophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18377447592758362180noreply@blogger.comBlogger1973125SpokesnFolkshttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19125736.post-35831709891399630272012-01-27T14:05:00.000-05:002012-01-27T14:06:13.140-05:002012-01-27T14:06:13.140-05:00JHophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18377447592758362180noreply@blogger.com0The Greenway Bike Festival is coming up on Feb. 25-26 in Homestead. The fully-supported rides on Saturday will be on routes of 25 miles, 41 miles, or 62 miles, and there's a nice lunch at the finish...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. 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He says rail maintenance superintendent Jerry Blackman told the Citizens Transportation Advisory...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. 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It starts tonight at 10 on WLRN-17 in Miami and around the county. In the four-part series, Dr. Richard Jackson, a famed...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. 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Here's the magazine's blurb about this South...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. 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The valet during Fairchild's three biggest annual...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. 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It seems that a...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. 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Zach Hutelin reared up on the back wheel and coasted 686.25 feet. The crowd...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. 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The advocacy group has set a positive tone while educating officials in...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. 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Kendall Drive. This is part of the M-Path Extension project, which also includes walk lights at...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. 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While lane control is primarily a practical safety...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. 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At that state website you...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. 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He doesn't offer any conclusions or solutions, but perhaps...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. 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Irv Slosberg is trying again to get the Florida Legislature to regulate texting while driving. He has a bill -- HB299 -- expressly for that purpose, but on Tuesday suggested...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. 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Race starts at 8:30. No entry fee, no frills and no...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. 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It's a real convenience to have it at the destination station so I can pedal to where I'm going -- and, if time allows, bike all the way home. The...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. 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It includes sobering video that every driver...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. 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Sen. Rand Paul,...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. 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The state Department of...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. 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You have to remember that the...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/t1r8hapOgekZUOnwrrtu-cvRSZM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/t1r8hapOgekZUOnwrrtu-cvRSZM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/t1r8hapOgekZUOnwrrtu-cvRSZM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/t1r8hapOgekZUOnwrrtu-cvRSZM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SpokesnFolks?a=nIM3GWtI8uo:5FW6vgvKd4o:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SpokesnFolks?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SpokesnFolks/~4/nIM3GWtI8uo" height="1" width="1"/>http://spokesnfolks.blogspot.com/2011/10/dont-mess-with-big-trucks.html