Mike Caudill is the spokesman for the International Motorcycle Show, the largest power-sports event in the country, which concludes the first stop on its 12-city tour today at the San Mateo County Event Center.
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San Francisco cyclists who break the law could escape paying fines by taking bike education courses.Following up on recommendations from a 2010 civil grand jury report, The City’s Bicycle Advisory Committee is pushing for a policy change to exempt some cyclists from paying fines for moving violations.
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Two thugs broke into a residence and stole two bikes in the Inner Sunset on Wednesday, cops said. The 55-year-old male resident of the 1300 block of 5th Avenue told cops he heard glass breaking downstairs around 8 p.m. and then called police, they said. The suspects fled with the bikes before police arrived. The suspects were described as men, one possibly being between 16 and 20 years old and the other in his mid 20s, police said. rnagle@sfexaminer.com
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Bicyclists using Caltrain will now have a lot easier time securing a seat for the commute to work.
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BART could authorize the expansion of its electronic bike locker program Thursday.In 2007, the agency began its BikeLink program, which allowed passengers to park their bikes for longer periods of times at BART stations. Participants in the plan were given an electronic card, which gave them access to a locked room to store their bike.
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A New Jersey lawmaker has proposed a bill that would require people who ride bikes to register said bikes with the Motor Vehicle Commission. In exchange for ten dollars, bikers would receive a little license plate for their bike. How precious! And if they don’t? They’d be looking at $100 fine.
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A hit-and-run collision involving a bicyclist and a car early Christmas morning put the bicyclist in a hospital with life-threatening injuries, and police are still searching for a suspect.
An unidentified 24-year-old man was riding west on 25th Street when a gray or silver four-door sedan traveling east on 25th turned north onto Bartlett Street and struck him about 12:20 a.m. Saturday, according to Police Department spokesman Sgt. Mike Andraychak.
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Bicycle riders will be able to park their two-wheelers at the Embarcadero BART station for longer periods of time, but some worry the new system will increase bike thefts.
Since the transit agency put a new system in place at the busy station, commuters can park their bikes whenever it’s open. The previous setup restricted parking to commute hours on weekdays.
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In the ongoing roadway wars between drivers and bicyclists, police in San Mateo County are not taking sides — they’re planning to educate and crack down on anyone who fails to obey.
A new program involving LiveStrong-type wristbands, new roadway signs and extra enforcement is the result of a Daly City man lobbying law enforcement for increased traffic-law awareness.
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