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The “Dutch Reach”
I have sent the following message to Dr. Michael Charney, of Cambridge, Massachusetts, promoter of the “Dutch Reach”. The “Dutch Reach” is motorists’ opening the driver’s side door with the opposite hand, so they must look back for bicyclists riding … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycling, Bike lanes
Tagged bicycle, Bicycling, bike lane, bikeway, collision, crash, cycle track, cycle tracks, door zone, dooring, Dutch Reach, law, Massachusetts, mirror, rear-view, rear-view mirror, safety, side-view, side-view mirror, traffic
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Boston expert design
Here’s a video of the intersection of Commonwealth Avenue and St. Mary Street, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, an example of the design expertise which earns Boston its place with the League of American Bicyclists as a Bicycle Friendly City. The video … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycle facilities, Bicycling, Bike box, Bike lanes, Traffic Signals
Tagged advanced stop line, ASL, bicycle, Bicycling, bike box, bike lane, Boston, Boston University, Commonwealth Avenue, crosswalk, encroachement, Massachusetts, safety, St. Mary's St., St. Mary's Street, traffic, traffic light, traffic signal
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Ogden, Utah skateboarder stop
There’s plenty of confusion to go around here. http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=35631391 Deputy: “I don’t care, you’re right in the middle of the road.” No, the boarder was on the shoulder, at least in the part of the video the TV station broadcast. … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycle facilities, Bicycling, Bike lanes
Tagged law, Ogden, pedestrian, police, sidewalk, skateboard, traffic, Utah, vehicle
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Change lanes in a roundabout?
Ohio cyclist Patricia Kovacs posted an e-mail asking some questions about roundabouts: Ohio engineers are telling us to use the inner lane for left turns and U turns. Both the FHWA [Federal Highway Administration] and videos available on our local … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycling, Bike lanes, Roundabouts, traffic circles, Traffic Signals
Tagged bicycle, Bicycling, bike lane, crash, crosswalk, pedestrian, rotary, roundabout, safety, traffic, traffic circle, vehicle, video
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Translation of complete paper on German bikeways 1897-1940
I’ve prepared a full translation of the important paper by Dr. Volker Briese of the University of Paderborn in Germany about the history of German bikeways from 1897 through the start of World War II. This has previously been available … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycle facilities, Bike lanes, Crashes, Cycle tracks
Tagged bicycle, Bicycling, bike lane, bike path, bikeway, Briese, Copenhagen, cycle track, cycle tracks, Europe, Fahrrad, Germany, Henneking, law, Paderborn, Radweg, sidepath, Volker Briese
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When slow is too fast
The basic speed limit, not to go too fast under the existing conditions, is often lower than the posted speed limit. When facilities like the bike lane in the video are built in which 10 mph, or even 5 mph, … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycling, Bike lanes
Tagged bicycle, Bicycling, bike lane, collision, crash, safety
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Truck side skirts: reliable way to prevent cyclist fatalities?
No, not reliable, though some are better than others. Some are also supposed to confer an aerodynamic advantage. Some have a smooth surface which can deflect a cyclist. That is still no guarantee that the cyclist will escape serious injury … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycling, Bike lanes, Crashes
Tagged bicycle, Boston, Boston Bikes, collision, collision avoidance, Oregon, Portland, safety, side guard, side skirt, traffic, Treehugger, truck, underrun, vehicle
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How not to restripe
Gordon Renkes has produced a video showing conditions following restriping at Tamarack Circle in Columbus, Ohio, USA. Here’s a Google overhead view of this rather unusual circular street. Click away the caption balloon to get a better view. You may … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycling, Bike lanes, Roundabouts, traffic circles
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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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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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