Bike Talk

26/08 Bikes Versus Superspeeders


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Taylor and Nick’s bike origins as told on Sustainability Now! on Forward Radio in Louisville, Kentucky to Host Justin Mog https://soundcloud.com/wfmp-forward-radio/sustainability-now-nick (1:11).
Taylor joins Walk ’n Rollers to fix up bikes for kids https://walkmorebikemore.org (4:02).
Charlie’s News: The Bayview Black History Ride is happening February 28th in San Francisco https://www.sfexaminer.com/news/community/bayview-black-history-month-bike-ride-highlights-sf-culture/article_32cfbfbf-fe1f-41a2-b20f-8a12e700e7e0.html. A proposed New York law would create something of a tax-free transportation costs account https://www.wxxinews.org/local-news/2026-02-17/new-york-commuters-could-soon-be-able-to-use-pre-tax-earnings-toward-bus-fare-bike-shares-and-more. New York City’s garbage problem stands in the way of vacuum snow removal https://gothamist.com/news/why-doesnt-nyc-use-a-giant-snow-vacuum-like-montreal-its-world-famous-garbage. A new bike path in Australia next to a metro line will make the city even more accessible https://cityhub.com.au/cyclists-elated-by-metroway-announcement-want-to-see-more-like-it/ (7:27).
Leave a review, get your bike talk sticker (9:15).
NY State Senate Bill 2025-S4045A, the “Superspeeders” bill, requires the installation of intelligent speed assistance devices in the cars of drivers who are repeatedly caught speeding https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S4045/amendment/A. Families for Safe Streets sponsors the Superspeeder laws, which have passed in 3 jurisdictions and are pending in 15 states. https://www.familiesforsafestreets.org/stop-super-speeders With Families for Safe Streets Founder and President Amy Cohen and FSS member Julie Nicholson, who leads the “Stop Superspeeders” campaign in California (10:13).
NYC Mayor Mamdani “Revives Bus and Bike Lanes Killed by Adams in ‘Backroom Deals’-” https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/nyregion/mamdani-bus-bike-lanes.html with Danny Pearlstein, Riders Alliance Policy and Communications Director (23:35)
The history of how car dependency was sold to America, by author of Fighting traffic https://bookshop.org/a/99134/9780262516129, Street rivals, and Autonorama https://bookshop.org/a/99134/9781642832402, professor Peter Norton. Part 2 (31:35).
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