Tag Archives: Bicycling

Throttled and doored

Sigh. I stopped motion at 2:54 in this video. The embedded image in the video is speeded up so you can’t get a good look at what it shows, but if you stop at the right place, you’ll see this. … Continue reading

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A better crosswalk treatment

This post continues the discussion in the comments below my previous post about a crash on the Pinellas Rail Trail. So, first, because images can’t be embedded in WordPress comments, here is my photo of an installation on the Capital … Continue reading

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A crash in Toronto

Have a look here: https://globalnews.ca/news/6209332/video-cyclist-struck-markham/ So, who was at fault, but more importantly, because an ounce of prevention is better than a ton of cure, who could have prevented the crash? The bicyclist came from the right, pushed the button … Continue reading

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Crash on the Pinellas Rail Trail

An article about a car-bicycle crash on the Pinellas Rail Trail in Florida is on the Cycling Today Web site. Please view the embedded video there before reading the rest of this post. There is a lot of nonsense about … Continue reading

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European Cycling Federation report about motor vehicles

See https://ecf.com/what-we-do/road-safety/motor-vehicle-regulation-safer-cycling Generally good stuff. I like the call for automatic emergency braking. This will prevent rear-end collisions, and can potentially eliminate the right hook — though not the screened left cross. Automated speed control with an override for emergencies … Continue reading

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Another embarrassing Dutch bicycle education video

Here’s a video from the Dutch cycling Embassy, a promotion. Dutch education teaches children how to follow Dutch rules. It doesn’t teach them basics of bike handling or safety in traffic. The teacher makes an empty claim that it does, … Continue reading

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Massachusetts traffic law, the nation’s most disorganized and confusing

A major revision of Massachusetts traffic law has been overdue for decades.  It is the most disorganized and unreadable body of traffic law of any state and the only one not based on the Uniform Vehicle Code. In preparing comments … Continue reading

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Citi Bike and Lyft recall

Citi Bike (New York City’s bike share system), also other bike share systems and the Lyft ride-share company, are recalling hundreds of electrically-assisted bicycles as of April 16, 2019, see this blog post. The brakes shown in the photo here … Continue reading

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Parklet: win-win or win-lose?

Near the right side of the photo below is a “parklet,” a seating area which replaces a couple of parking spaces on Somerville Avenue in Somerville, Massachusetts, USA. A parklet may also contain a planting, as this one does. A … Continue reading

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Bruce Epperson’s examination of bike-share legalities

Bruce Epperson is a lawyer and bicycle historian in Florida, USA. Bruce’s comment on a previous post drew my attention. Several years back (2014 or 2015) I wrote a detailed analysis of the legal status of bike-share operations in Florida. … Continue reading

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