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Tag Archives: Massachusetts
Right-turn lane as dual-destination lane?
I’ve had criticism from an unusual side about the video below. The complaint, from another cyclist, was essentially that I was not following the rules of the road, not operating as the driver of a vehicle, by riding straight through … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycling
Tagged bicycle, Bicycling, bike box, bike lane, bikeway, Boston, crash, curb, cycle track, Massachusetts, vehicular, video
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Boston Globe: Reality Check Time
The caption with the picture below in the Starts and Stops column of the Metro section of the June 17, 2012 Boston Globe reads: Cyclists stopped for a red light in the “bike box” on Commonwealth Avenue in the Back … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycle facilities, Bicycling, Bike box, Bike lanes, Traffic Signals
Tagged bicycle, bike box, bike lane, bikeway, Boston, Boston Globe, Eric Moskowitz, Globe, law, Massachusetts, Moskowitz, Starts and Stops, traffic light, traffic sign
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Cycle track mania on the slippery slope in Somerville, Massachusetts
My attention recently was drawn to a proposed project for Beacon Street in Somerville Massachusetts, a couple of towns away from where I live.. A presentation from a public meeting is online here: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B1Y_jIpLYtpycEZNOUVTNUYxQVU/edit (I was unfortunately not able to … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycling
Tagged beacon, Beacon Street, bicycle, Bicycling, bike lane, bike path, bikeway, Boston, collision, crash, crosswalk, cycle tracks, Massachusetts, pedestrian, safety, sidepath, sidewalk, Somervill, vehicle, vehicular
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A ride on Comm Ave., Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Comm Ave. Boston: Kenmore Square, Mass Ave. underpass from John Allen on Vimeo. This is a 4-minute continuous video of a bicycle ride in Boston, eastbound on Commonwealth Avenue through Kenmore Square, to and through the underpass at Massachusetts … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycle facilities, Bicycling, Bike box, Bike lanes, Cycle tracks
Tagged bicycle, Bicycling, bike box, bike lane, Boston, Bowker Overpass, Comm. Ave., Commonwealth Avenue, crosswalk, Fenway, Fenway Park, Kenmore, Kenmore Square, Mass. Ave., Massachusetts, Massachusetts Avenue, pedestrian, safety, traffic, traffic signal, video
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“Shared space” — longer video and discussion
This post is a companion to my earlier one titled “No Rules.” The video here shows my entire ride on Commercial Street in Provincetown, Massachusetts, with a forward and rearward view, while the one in “No Rules” shows only highlights … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycling
Tagged Bicycling, Commercial Street, Massachusetts, Provincetown, safety, shared space, traffic, traffic calming, video, woonerf
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No rules?
Quite by chance, I encountered an advocate of “shared space” and had a conversation with him at the start of a ride I undertook to illustrate the concept. The advocate expressed that there are “no rules” in this kind of … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycle facilities, Bicycling, shared space
Tagged Bicycling, Commercial Street, Massachusetts, Mike Lasché, Provincetown, safety, shared space, traffic, traffic calming, video, woonerf
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A Cyclist Signs Up for Advanced Driver Training
What was an avid cyclist doing in a place like this? Advanced Driver Training, September 25, 2011 from John Allen on Vimeo. I like to ride my bicycle but sometimes I have to drive. Over 40 years ago on dirt … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycling, Crashes
Tagged ABS, antilock, antilock braking, antilock braking system, bicycle, Bicycling, braking, collision, crash, Driveincontrol.com, Driver Training, driving, hazard, hazard avoidance, hazard prediction, hydroplaning, IncControl, Incontrol Advanced Driver Training, license, Massachusetts, motor vehicle, safety, sipes, SUV, swerving, tires, traction, traffic, vehicle, video
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My September 11
My 10-year-old son Jacob’s school year hadn’t started yet on that brilliant, clear September morning. My wife had left for work. I had a business appointment in Belmont, a few miles from our home. Jacob and I set out for … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycling, Crashes, Traffic Signals
Tagged 2001, 911, adrenalin, Al Qaeda, Belmont, bicycle, Bicycling, crash, Massachusetts, September 11, Thomas Street, traffic signal, Waverley Street
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Railroad crossout
Here are some photos of Massachusetts Route 117 at the diagonal crossing of the Fitchburg Line railroad tracks, in Lincoln, Massachusetts, USA. The location, in Google Maps: View Larger Map Google Street View photo, looking west, from approximately 2008. Note … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycling
Tagged beacon, bicycle, crossing, gate, law, Lincoln, Massachusetts, median, MGL, railroad, railway, sidewalk, telephone pole, Thoreau, utility pole
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Electric bicycle legal hodgepdge
A task force under the auspices of the National Committee on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (NCUTCD) is currently reviewing parts of the Uniform Vehicle Code (UVC), the national model traffic law in the USA. The NCUTCD has taken on this … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycle facilities, Bicycling, Equipment
Tagged battery, bicycle, bike lane, bike path, Consumer Product Safety Commission, CPSC, electric, electrically-assisted, helmet, law, laws, Massachusetts, MGL, moped, motorized scooter, National Committee on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, National Committee on Uniform Traffic Laws and Ordinances, NCUTCD, NCUTLO, Segway, speed limit, Uniform Vehicle Code, UVC
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