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The easiest solution is to hop on your bike and pedal your way to work. Biking to work is faster than driving, walking, or using public transit. We don't even need to mention the obvious health benefits of getting that half hour or so of exercise daily. According to the Bicycle Coalition, around 11,000 Philadelphians commute to work via bicycle each day, a number that makes us the city with the highest number of folks biking to work each day. And to help out those who decide to commute by bike during the SEPTA strike, the Bicycle Coalition will be setting up a "Bike the Strike" stand at Dilworth Plaza starting this afternoon and every day until the strike is over. The stand will have bike racks, free bike maps, and free coffee. For those new to biking in the city, or for those with questions about route planning and safety, the Coalition's Bike Ambassadors will be available to give out advice.

Today's featured Twitter user is @bikeambassadors. Brought to us by the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia, they promote "accessible, safe and fun" biking in and around Philadelphia. Whether your pedals pump gas or turn wheels, they want you to be safe and smart on the roads of Philly. That means playing nice.

Today's featured Twitter user is @bikeambassadors. Brought to us by the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia, the same people behind the BikePHL blog, they work to make biking around the city "accessible, safe, and fun." We're pretty sure they also work on that occasionally high degree of tension between drivers and cyclists. Follow them to stay current on the latest local biking news.

    

If the starting line for the Tour de France was in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and if the horde of bicyclists waiting for the sound off included old men in recumbent bikes with motorcycle shields, families on DIY tandems, women with babies strapped front and back, five-year-olds in serious jerseys, and the fresh aura of freedom being pumped in courtesy of "Eye of the Tiger"—it would still be pretty much nothing like great fun had by the 3,000 people waiting to ride at 8 a.m. this past Sunday.

In fact, we're pretty certain that many programs devoted to kinetics would decline participation in the Kensington Kinetic Sculpture Derby. We can't imagine why, though.

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The Philadelphia Business Journal is reporting that, because the ten-day timeline for a veto from Mayor Nutter has passed, the unanimously-approved City Council bill banning the use of handheld cell phones while operating a vehicle is now officially enforceable. The bill applies to cars, bicycles, skateboards, in-line skates and even scooters (but does "scooter" include Rascals?). Moreover, state legislation that has gone from the PA House to the Senate chimes in on the distracted drivers issue. Pennsylvania would consider distracted driving offenses like those regulated by Philly's law 'secondary', meaning that cops couldn't pull you over just because you're screaming into your handset while you're screaming down the highway. The state law also penalizes local governments for having their own take on it. In Philadelphia's case, that may mean over $250M in lost infrastructure funding over the next three years.

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