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Tag Archives: Florida
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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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
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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Avoiding the left cross
This post isn’t about pointing the finger of blame. If that is to your taste, you can find endorsement of that position in many of the comments on the video on YouTube. But I think that we would rather avoid … Continue reading
