Bike Talk - Civil Obedience, Phantom Bikes, White Shoes, and Carfree Streets in Canada

Bike Talk

Taylor decides on a new gravel bike. Winnipeg cyclists stage an act of civil disobedience, stopping legally in single file at a stop sign, to bring awareness of the need for a stop-as-yield policy or "Idaho Stop Law" for cyclists. With Patty Wiens, "Bicycle Mayor" of Winnipeg, and Hillary Rosentretter. 4:02 We talk to our lawyer, Jim Pocrass of Pocrass de Los Reyes in Los Angeles, about whether it's legal to ride two abreast in a lane. 16:55 News: Los Angeles will be car-free for the next Olympic Games, they say. Also, fewer 19 year olds are getting driver's licenses, according to the most recent data from the Federal Highway Administration. 24:26 A listener, Kevin Grishkot, writes us that "training and testing and standards set for the basic car license are criminally negligent." 28:27 A tour of Montreal's express bike lanes, called Réseau Express Vélo, and Le Plateau-Mont-Royal, "the best bike neighborhood in North America," as well as some insight into the Canadian city's bike connection with France, with Martin Hamel of Coalition Mobilité Active Montréal. 31:00 Stacey's Bike Thought 55:48