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Tension Creates the Adrenaline that Makes a Story Zoom!

We've heard it said that for every action there is an equal but opposite reaction. Nowhere is that fundamental understanding more important...
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Korea: Attacks in North and South Korea video

As the United States and South Korea prepare for war games tomorrow, a South Korean marine commander is promising retaliation for the North Korean...
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Hypocrites on four wheels?

Supposedly scofflaw cyclists get lots offlack for not coming to a complete stops at stop signs. Earlier this year, for example, police ticketed...
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Mark Gorton on the rudeness of drivers

Mark Gorton, founder of Streetsblog and LimeWire, points out how effectively cars magnify rudeness on StreetFilms.More on road tension from the...
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New York City cabbies go locust

I've written before about what happens when overcrowding causes otherwise sane and reasonable people to snap and go absolutely locust. Case study ...
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Making sense of the Bryant - Sheppard tragedy

Scan the headlines on any given day, and it's easy to see why many parents cringe when they hear that their son (or more rarely daughter) has taken...
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Breaking the rage cycle

If you spend much time perusing the comments sections of mainstream media articles about bicycling, you'll likely notice that such forums tend to...
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NYC cyclist goes locust on a pedestrian

Locusts are usually docile insects that spend their days hopping calmly about and munching on vegetation. Occasionally, however, when populations...
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Friendly hand gestures only at Courteous Mass in Dayton

I ended up in Dayton, Ohio—home of the Wright Brothers Bicycle Company—over the fourth of July holiday. The most remarkable aspect of...
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Poll: Are tensions between motorists and cyclists more hype than reality?

It's been a dreary few weeks in regards to motorist—cyclist relations.In Boulder, Colo., a group of anti-cyclist motorists have circulated...
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