Peter FlaxThe Road to Enlightenment is UnpavedI suppose it’s technically true that I was participating in a bike race. But as I stood in line to fire a potato gun — ostensibly to win a…·8 min read·Sep 13, 2022--3--3
Peter FlaxCYCLISTS ARE ENTITLEDThis is a feebleminded pronouncement that I hear and read all the time. It’s typically deployed by folks who are complaining about bike…·5 min read·Feb 10, 2022--1--1
Peter FlaxWhy Sharrows are BullshitA brief explainer of the world’s most useless road markings·4 min read·Nov 6, 2021--3--3
Peter FlaxA Conversation with a Writer Who Thinks Bike Advocates are DishonestOn Labor Day afternoon, I had an online interview with a man named Geoff Page. Last week, Page wrote a story in a digital publication based…·11 min read·Sep 6, 2021--1--1
Peter FlaxDeconstructing a Particularly Awful Story about Dead CyclistsFor better or for worse, I think I read more media accounts about bike riders getting killed than anyone in America. Thanks to the magic of…·6 min read·Sep 4, 2021--1--1
Peter FlaxE-bike HysteriaA well intentioned but possibly fruitless attempt to speak up for teen riders getting slammed on NextDoor.·7 min read·Jul 17, 2021----
Peter FlaxThis Tour de France is an Entertaining Disasters\I have woken up early every morning for nine straight days to watch the Tour de France, so since today is a rest day, I woke up early to…·4 min read·Sep 7, 2020--1--1
Peter FlaxJournalists: Here’s how to produce less horrible stories about pedestrians and cyclists getting…The numbers are simply staggering: More than 7,000 American pedestrians and bike riders are killed in a typical year (according to data…·7 min read·Jul 9, 2020--1--1
Peter FlaxA SUNDAY CONVERSATION WITH JOHN FORESTERIf you ride a bike or care about the design of modern cities—or just hate bike lanes—you should care about the life’s work of John…·42 min read·Sep 29, 2019--10--10