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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
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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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
Posted in Bicycling
Tagged automated, autonomous, bicycle, Bicycling, bike lane, bikeway, braking, collision, cycle track, cycle tracks, Europe, Germany, left cross, right hook, vehicle
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Van rental
I’m used to driving a small sedan, but this past weekend, my son and I volunteered at the rest stop for a bicycle club century ride and rented a large cargo van (Ford 250Z) to transport supplies. Safety feature: back-up … 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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Tagged bicycle, Bicycling, bikeway, education, Europe, Holland, Netherlands
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Grade crossing
Shining Sea path, Falmouth, Massachusetts, northbound at Ter Heun Road. (You may click on “Vimeo” at the right below the image to get a larger view) shining-sea-terheun from John Allen on Vimeo. So, let me ask you: how many bicyclists … Continue reading
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Trying out a V Bike
In late 2017, several V-Bike dockless bike share bicycles appeared on Carter Street opposite the commuter rail station in downtown Waltham, Massachusetts. Soon the bicycles were gone from Carter Street, but one sat in front of a house on Pearl … Continue reading
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Dutch bike handling skills
What do Dutch cyclists learn about bike handling in their vaunted public-school bicycling courses? Evidently not much. In the video here. (auch hier auf Deutsch), I don’t see even one cyclist who has learned how to stop and restart efficiently … Continue reading
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Jacob-uptown response
I know of a John Allen who is the Vatican correspondent for CNN and National Public Radio and another who has recently taken over from General Petraeus in Afghanistan, but I’m the only John Allen I know of who actively … Continue reading
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A Dutch cyclist comments on Amsterdam vs. Vancouver
https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2019/05/06/Cycling-Vancouver-Vs-Amsterdam/ Also be sure to read the comments. You have to click to agree to be good before they appear.
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