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The Gilham Road raised bike lane, Eugene, Oregon
I don’t think we are going to do that design again, but it was an interesting experiment. Continue reading
Posted in Bicycle facilities, Bicycling, Cycle tracks, Sidepaths
Tagged bicycle, bike lane, crash, curb, cycle track, Eugene, mountable curb, Oregon, raised bike lane
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Mountable curbs
Mountable curbs have been suggested as a way to separate bike lanes or so-called “cycle tracks” from the rest of the street. I am not in favor of such curbs. After all, any obstacle has hazard potential, and a mountable … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycling, Bike lanes, Cycle tracks
Tagged bicycle, bike, bike lane, Cape Cod berm, crash, curb, drain, fall, gutter, mountable, mountable curb, sloped curb, snow, snowplowing, storm drain
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18 mph Speed Limit: European? Sensible? Read On.
In two consecutive issues of the estimable Southwest Cycling News (print) publication, I have seen the picture below. Editor Fred Meredith shot the photo of the sign on a bicycle boulevard — a low-traffic, residential street configured as a through … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycling
Tagged bicycle, bicycle boulevard, Canada, Europe, kilometer, kilometers, limit, mile, miles, Montreal, Quebec, speed, speed limit, traffic calming, United States
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GoPro Helmet Hero HD camera, first impressions
I haven’t used the camera yet, but I have unpacked it. The video quality, from what I’ve seen online, is superb. The camera is very compact and self-contained. That’s nice. Accessories are available to attach it in a wide variety … Continue reading
The culture creates the system…
There’s something I’ve been trying to find a way to say for quite a while now. Mighk Wilson just said it, and very eloquently: The culture creates the system, not the other way around. American bikeway advocates are attempting to … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycling
Tagged Amsterdam, bicycle, Bicycling, bikeway, Copenhagen, culture, facilities, Mighk Wilson, Orlando, politicians, system
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Bicycle Video Equipment and Software Choices
A friend sent me an e-mail: Hey, bike video friends, I’m once again considering buying my own camera, and I know I’ve bugged you before with requests for advice, so I’ll try to keep this short by making it short-answer … Continue reading
About Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas, bikeways, class issues and segregation
The 184.5 mile long Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Historic Park is located along the north bank of the Potomac River, between Washington, DC and Cumberland, Maryland. I recently had the occasion to see the park described in writing as a … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycling
Tagged AASHTO, bike path, bikeway, Brown v. Board of Education, Brown vs. Board of Education, C & O CCanal, C&O Canal, CalTrans, Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Historic Park, Class I, District of Columbia, Douglas, Maryland, multi-use path, park, path, Potomac, segregation, Supreme Court, towpath, trail, Washington, William O. Douglas
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What color is your bike lane?
Should the pavement in a crosswalk, or special on-street bicycle facility, be painted a special color? Under what conditions? What color? European countries use color. Let’s look at a few examples and see what they might teach us. First let … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycling
Tagged AASHTO, APBP, Bik lane, Bikes Belong, color, conflict zone, Denmark, Germany, Madison, MUTCD, Oregon, Portland
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Traffic theory: improving traffic signals to reduce pointless delay
In theory, there’s no difference between theory and practice, but it practice, there is. attributed to: Yogi Berra Jan L. A. van de Snepscheut Albert Einstein An optimal traffic-signal system would never present anyone with a red light or a … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycling, Crashes, Traffic Signals
Tagged actuator, bicycle, Bicycling, collision, collision avoidance, crash, Intelligent Highwya Systems, pedestrian, safety, traffic, traffic signal, vehicle
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Classic bicycling instructional film now online
The classic instructional film Bicycling Safely on the Road is now online, thanks to League of American bicyclists instructors Martin Pion and Dan Carrigan. The film is 25 minutes long. Dan has asked me to compose this announcement, as I … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycling, Reviews, Videos
Tagged Bicycling, braking, Effecvtive Cycling, emergency maneuvers, Forester, safety, traffic, turning, vehicular, video
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