It can't happen here...

...except when it does.

(Flickr image from Amanda Aaronson on Phoebemum. Used by permission. All rights reserved.)

We all like to think that our favorite mode of transportation is so well-established that no one would dream of simply banning us from the roadway, yet in Los Altos Hills, CA, this is precisely what happened - despite state law forbidding local governments from doing so.

A great outcry from concerned cyclists caused the city to reverse its decision. Read all about it on Cyclelicious. Fritz deserves kudos for running this story.