Eleven MDRCC members made the trip to GWBR in Paso Robles this year and enjoyed some fantastic routes, great meals, and — for the wine lovers in the crowd — a chance to sample wines from some of Paso Robles’ outstanding wineries.

(This article from remote MDRCC member Jerry Mann)
It is very common for traffic signal sensors to fail to detect bicycles, and even motorcycles.  When no car is present to trigger the light, this results in bicyclists and motorcyclists being compelled to treat red lights as stop signs.  The problem is so widespread that North Carolina, at the urging of motorcyclist lobbying groups, has passed a law allowing a motorcycle to legally run a red light that won’t change after waiting three minutes, if safe.  The law does not specifically apply to bicyclists, however.  This creates confusion as to how bicyclists are allowed to handle a light that won’t change. Continue reading →