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Tag Archives: crash
Patricia Kovacs’s review of crashes in a two-way separated bikeway
Patricia’s review is here. She reports an increase in the number and rate of crashes on Summit Street in Columbus, Ohio following the installation of a two-way parking-separated bikeway on the right-hand side of this one way street. A cyclist … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycling, Crashes, Cycle tracks
Tagged bicycle, Bicycling, bikeway, Cleveland, collision, crash, cycle track, Ohio, safety
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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 ( around 2;55), … Continue reading
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
Posted in Bicycling
Tagged bicycle, Bicycling, bike path, bikeway, collision, crash, crosswalk, Florida, law, motor vehicle, pedestrian, Pinellas, rail trail, safety, St. Petersburg, traffic, traffic signal
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A crash in Toronto
Have a look here: https://globalnews.ca/news/6209332/video-cyclist-struck-markham/ [also archived, video not available there.I do have it stored in case of need.] So, who was at fault, but more importantly, because an ounce of prevention is better than a ton of cure, who … Continue reading
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 : There was a lot of nonsense about this crash in a Facebook post and comments. Many people just looked … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycle facilities, Bicycling, Crashes, Traffic Signals
Tagged bicycle, Bicycling, bike path, bikeway, collision, crash, crosswalk, Florida, law, motor vehicle, pedestrian, Pinellas, rail trail, safety, St. Petersburg, traffic, traffic signal
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Mighk Wilson’s report on Orlando bicycle crashes
Mighk Wilson, who works for the Orlando, Florida metropolitan planning organization, has prepared a very interesting study of bicycle crashes in the Orlando area based on a database of 5,000 crashes, 2011-2017. The study is important in that it distinguishes … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycle facilities, Bicycling, Bike lanes, Crashes, Cycle tracks, Sidepaths
Tagged bicycle, Bicycling, bike lane, bike path, bikeway, collision, crash, cycle track, cycle tracks, Florida, Metroplan Orlando, Mighk Wilson, motor vehicle, Orlando, research, safety, sidepath, sidewalk, traffic
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The definitive paper about loop detectors, published 1986
The City of San Diego, California, USA published its Traffic Signal Bicycle Detection Study Final Report in 1986. I have scanned a copy of the document and posted it online. This report’s main topic is inductive-loop traffic-signal detectors. These are … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycling, Traffic Signals
Tagged actuator, bicycle, Bicycling, bike lane, collision, crash, LIDAR, loop detector, motor vehicle, safety, San Diego, traffic, traffic signal, video
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Doored in Union Square
(Note: the video is no longer online but there is a description, with a still image, on another page.) I see a lot of people who comment here discussing fault. Fault and crash prevention are not the same. I’ll take … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycling, Bike lanes, New York City, Sidepaths
Tagged bicycle, Bicycling, collision, crash, New York, safety, traffic, video
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Description and history of the location of the Tempe crash
Comments from Reed Kempton, a Senior Planner with the Maricopa County Department of Transportation, late in the day on March 21. This is an addition to my earlier post about the crash. I thank Reed for his permission to post … Continue reading
Posted in Crashes
Tagged Arizona, bicycle, collision, crash, fatality, Maricopa County, pedestrian, Reed Kepton, safety, Tempe, traffic, Uber
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