Texas Transit Round-Up

by: Karl-Thomas Musselman

Wed Jun 10, 2009 at 04:04 PM CDT

• Austin: This is truly one of those bizarre stories that is just unsettling. Last month, an Austin cyclist was shot in the back with a pellet gun (from people in a blue Prius) while cycling on Southwest Parkway at 30 mph. What the hell?


• In another instance of unprompted rage directed at cyclists, a driver in New York City's Central park who reminded of the speed limit he was breaking there by a cyclist, decided that a proper response was to ram into the biker. He then drove with him on the hood of his SUV for hundreds of feet. The driver is a writer for Fox News.


• Rick Perry fell off his bike yesterday and broke his collarbone. It's unknown as to the extent that his good hair cushioned the blow.


• Austin: Leffingwell wasn't crazy as was made out to be during the campaign with an offhanded suggestion that people might look at altering the way Austin manages downtown parking. There is method behind the madness in how cities use parking fees as a strong tool in directing traffic patterns.