Italy has a long tradition of bike riding: a recent article in the New York Times reported on a quaint Tuscan bike race in which all participants ride vintage bicycles and wear old-fashioned clothes and goggles. City-dwelling Italians, however, have a harder time using bicycles as a means of transportation. A survey finds that there are few bike paths in Italian cities. The number does seem to be growing, particularly in northern cities. Perhaps the motorino’s dominance will be supplanted? Meanwhile, starting October 12th all nocturnal cyclists must wear a fluorescent vest so as to be visible…