Inventor uses a Raspberry Pi and lasers to project bicycle speed with headlamp

I want this!

2013 Bicycle Lobby Day-Tuesday April 9, Madison, Wisconsin

Just passing along the following announcement from the Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin...

2013 Bicycle Lobby Day-Tuesday April 9, Madison, Wisconsin:

From the Bike Fed: "As the state budget is being debated later this spring, 2013 is a critical year for securing vital bicycling funding and passing Vulnerable Users’ legislation. Join with hundreds of bicyclists from across Wisconsin to continue to push pedaling and celebrate 25 years of bicycle advocacy!"

Intense fog on Lake Monona today

Visibility was about 50 feet.  Temperature was in the low twenties with high humidity...  Thus, freezing fog.  This was taken just off John Nolen Dr. In Madison.

New legislation in Wisconsin to benefit insurance companies and negligent drivers at the cost of bicyclists

This is really a fascinating area that I know nothing about...  A Republican lawmaker in Wisconsin, who incidentally has penned legislation protecting municipalities from lawsuits related to potholes, is now hoping to protect insurance companies and negligent drivers from liability during car accidents via Wisconsin Assembly Bill 29.  The idea is basically that medical compensation for injuries will be at the insurance company negotiated rate of the bad driver, even though the injured bicyclist has been paying full premiums.  The injured party would not be able to bring up that fact in court, or to seek damages in that respect.  Wisconsin has Republican control of all its branches of government, so it's possible that this legislation will be signed by Governor Scott Walker.  When it happens, it will be a bad day for us bikers.

Link: http://www.madisonbikeblog.com/2013/02/proposed-wisconsin-bill-will-benefit.html and http://host.madison.com/ct/news/local/writers/steven_elbow/critics-say-bill-would-reward-negligent-drivers-while-providing-little/article_9525a118-85e0-11e2-a27f-001a4bcf887a.html 

New map shows U.S. cities ranked by traffic congestion

Our little town of Madison, Wisconsin, even made the list!

Link: http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/map_of_the_week/2013/02/traffic_congestion_map_d_c_los_angeles_san_francisco_have_worst_traffic.html