The tragic death of cyclist James Shafer in Waushara County over Valentines Day weekend – the first of 2015 – might have been prevented had the road he’d been riding on had a paved shoulder or a paved trail. Paving that shoulder and building new trails to prevent future tragedies, improve health and boost local [...]
I am very sorry to have to report the first person killed riding a bike in Wisconsin this year. The Waushara County Sheriff’s Office has released the name of the man killed in a hit-and-run crash over the weekend. James Shafer, 56, of Redgranite, was found dead around 3:00 a.m. Saturday on County Road EE, [...]
When I was a kid, I rode my green 1969 Schwinn Pea Picker with a big sissy bar all over Milwaukee and West Allis with my friends. We never had a safety class other than what our dads taught us, and we didn’t even know there were helmets. We left in the morning and knew [...]
The Wisconsin Bike Fed is happy to report that our Share & Be Aware logo, along with some important road safety messages, are being displayed on Wisconsin’s DMV Monitors in major locations with the highest counter traffic. The Wisconsin DMV monitors are part of WisDOT’s Motor Vehicle Network(MVN). MVN allows WisDOT to promote timely and [...]
In the previous blog post, we were happy to report that 2014 has been one of the safest years on record for bicycling in Wisconsin. One of the ways the Bike Fed contributes to safer cycling is through our youth education programs like Safe Routes to School, summer bike camps and our Valid Bike Shop. [...]
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