2012 October » CycleMoco

Police looking for injured cyclist’s Jeep

Oct 262012

The Montgomery County Police Department just issued a press release about the bicycle crash on Darnestown Rd at Berryville Road that occurred Wednesday. According to the release, The bicyclist involved in the collision has been identified as Michael Wilhelm Breithaupt, age 54, of the 3700 block of East West Highway in Chevy Chase. Mr. Breithaupt remains in critical condition in a local hospital. The police are seeking help from the public in finding the cyclist’s car. They say it’s likely he parked a black 1991 Jeep somewhere in Montgomery County on Wednesday morning or afternoon. His wife thought he might have parked at Bretton Woods (near the intersection of River Road and Seneca Road) or Poolesville High School, but the […]

Cyclist seriously injured in a crash with a school bus in Darnestown

Oct 252012

A cyclist was seriously injured in a crash with a school bus Wednesday on Darnestown Road (MD 28) at Berryville Rod in Darnestown. The cyclist’s injuries are life-threatening.

What is the best Georgia Avenue corridor bike route?

Oct 212012

What is the best way to bike in the Georgia Avenue corridor from the Matthew Henson Trail crossing to Forest Glen Road? As with the proposed Rt. 29 corridor route, Montgomery County DOT is planning to post bike route signs along the best Georgia Avenue corridor route and is asking the cycling community for input. The goal is to sign a network of routes criss-crossing the county. The only route they’ve signed so far runs from Potomac to Colesville via Tuckerman Lane and Plyers Mill Road among other streets. Cyclists following the routes are expected to be comfortable riding on secondary streets or roads with shoulders or wide lanes. The county proposes two Georgia Avenue corridor routes, one connecting to […]

WABA and MoBike’s recommendations to support BikeShare

Oct 182012

WABA and MoBike just presented their list of recommendations of needed bike improvements in Bethesda, Silver Spring, Takoma Park and Friendship Heights to help BikeShare fulfill its tremendous promise in Montgomery County. The improvements are designed to encourage people to use bikes as transportation. They include bike lanes, intersection changes, road diets (lane or parking removal), sharrows (shared lane markings) and off-road paths. Bike lanes may be positioned next to traffic (traditional bike lanes) or separated from traffic (buffered bike lanes or cycle tracks). Sharrows are a way to make existing travel lanes more hospitable to bikes, and are often accompanied by “Bikes May Use Full Lane” signs. The recommendations also include finishing key transportation trails that have been left […]

MCBAG meeting tonight (10/18) at 7 pm in Gaithersburg

Oct 182012

MCBAG (Montgomery County Bicycle Action Group) meets tonight (Thursday 10/18) from 7 to 9 pm at MCDOT’s Gaithersburg office. Meetings are held at 7 pm on the third Thursday of the month in most months. The meeting location rotates between Gaithersburg and Rockville, and this one is in Gaithersburg. The address is 100 Edison Park Drive, Gaithersburg on the 4th floor. There’s a security person in the lobby who can direct you if you need help. You can bring your bike up the elevator.

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