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Category Archives: Laws
Equal rights = equity?
Equity, or sometimes equality, is the 6th “E” most recently added to the original three in traffic safety programs which were used as far back as the 1930s: engineering, education and enforcement, and two other E’s which were applied to … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycling, Laws
Tagged bicycle, civil rights, education, encouragement, enforcement, engineering, equality, equity, evaluation, integration, pedestrian, segregation
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Dr. Furth’s and his students’ plan for South Brookline
On March 14, 2011, I attended a meeting in Brookline, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston. At that meeting, Dr. Peter Furth of Northeastern University, and some of his students, gave a presentation on proposals for street reconstruction and bikeways in … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycle facilities, Bicycling, Bike lanes, Crashes, Laws, shared space, Sidepaths, traffic circles, Traffic Signals
Tagged bicycle, Brookline, bus, Clyde Street, crosswalk, Dulaski, Furth, ice, Lee Street, Massachusetts, MBTA, Northeastern, Peter Furth, pollution, public transportation, school bus, sidepath, snow, winter
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Alleycat racers
A British cyclist who goes by the online name gaz545 on YouTube has posted a version of one of Lucas Brunelle’s “alleycat race” videos, with voice-over commentary. Bravo gaz545! Lucas Brunelle is, or was, a bicycle courier, but he distinguishes … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycling, Crashes, Laws, Reviews, Videos
Tagged alleycat, alleycat racers, bicycle, Bicycling, Brunelle, Burnelle, collision, couriers, crash, England, London, Lucas Brunelle, Lucas Burnelle, pedestrian, Philadelphia, Roosevelt, safety, scorchers, Theodore roosevelt, traffic, Univeristy of Pennsylvania
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Lyon study — cyclists ride faster in rush hour?
A blog posting published by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology describes a study of cycling in Lyon, France. News accounts of the report are making some rather strange assertions, such as that cyclists ride faster during rush hour than in … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycle facilities, Bicycling, Laws
Tagged bicycle, Bicycling, bike lane, Bike share, France, law, Lyon, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT, research, safety, traffic, traffic signal
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Bob Mionske on “Driver Sues Family of Deceased Cyclist”
In a Bicycling Magazine blog posting, Bicycling attorney Bob Mionske describes an appalling situation: a motorist driving over 80 mph in a 45 mph zone struck and killed a teenage bicyclist in Connecticut. The bicyclist’s family sued the driver — … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycling, Equipment, Laws
Tagged bicycle, Bicycling, Bob Mionske, civil action, collision, Connecticut, crash, helmet, law, League of American Bicyclists, League of American Wheelmen, liability exclusion, Massachusetts, Mionske, Robert Mionske, Safe Kids USA, safety equipment, traffic
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About bicycle lighting and onions
A chance meeting can lead to unexpected discoveries. I met and spoke with Kurt Cibulski following a reading from a new book by its author, a mutual friend. I had arrived at the reading by bicycle; Kurt and I were … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycling, Equipment, Laws, lighting
Tagged battery, bicycle, Bicycling, Bixi, cibolla, collision, conspicuity, Consumer Product Safety Commission, CPSC, crash, epilepsy, Europe, flash, flashing, generator, Germany, headlight, Hubway, innovation, kiosk, law, lawsuit, LED, liability, light, light-emitting diode, negligence, nighttime, onion, reflector, rental, retroreflector, safety, seizure, seizure disorder, Zwiebel
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Research says bicyclists should run red lights?
Dr. Anne Lusk made an interesting comment on red lights: (quote is here): Female bicyclists in England are being killed at a higher rate than males because females wait for the green light to proceed and then are hit by … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycling, Bike lanes, Crashes, Laws
Tagged Anne Lusk, bicycle, Bicycling, bike lane, bikeway, collision, Harvard School of Public Health, law, Lusk, traffic signal
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Ciccarelli on cycle tracks
John Ciccarelli is a consultant on bicycling and a League of American Bicyclists-certified cycling instructor who specializes in teaching adults who have never ridden a bicycle before. His comments here are reprinted by permission, and are in response to an … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycle facilities, Bicycling, Cycle tracks, Laws, New York City, Sidepaths
Tagged bicycle, Bicycling, bike lane, bikeway, Ciccarelli, Copenhagen, curb, cycle track, cycle tracks, Denmark, Europe, Holland, John Ciccarelli, law, Netherlands, safety, sidepaths, USA, vehicle, vehicular
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James Mackay on bike box implementations
Bicycle advance stop line implementations I saw in Europe amounted to a five-legged stool, with resultant stability and functionality.
I get very concerned with American implementations that amount to a two-legged stool. Continue reading
Posted in Bicycle facilities, Bicycling, Bike box, Bike lanes, Laws
Tagged advanced stop line, Bicycling, bike box, cell phone, James Mackay, Mackay, mirror, mobile phone, near side, RTOR, signal phase, traffic signal, Trixi
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Categorizing vehicle types
The following categorization of land vehicle and pedestrian types may be helpful in understanding infrastructure issues. I am leaving out snow modes — travel on snowshoes, cross-country skis, or in sleds, sleighs, snowmobiles. They exist in a world unto themselves, … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycling, Laws
Tagged bicycle, bike lane, bus, e-bike, moped, motor vehicle, motorcycle, pedestrian, scooter, Segway, skateboard, tricycle, unicycle, vehicle, wheelchair
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