Category Archives: Bicycling

Here’s a little article which appeared in the November 1, 2013 issue of the bicycle trade journal, Bicycle Industry and Retailer News. Can you say “Astroturf”? I wouldn’t claim to represent the interests of the bicycle industry — but PeopleforBikes, … Continue reading →

An article in the Detroit News describes advances in robo-car technology. And this raises the question: what kinds of car-bike crashes could this technology prevent? As suggested in the article: rear-end collisions and drift-out-of-lane collisions. Also perhaps right hooks, if … Continue reading →

Build it wrong, and you may have to spend as much money tearing it out as you did putting it in. This is not a new problem — it is the story of public housing developments of the 1950s, now … Continue reading →

I get buzzed by another cyclist on the Minuteman path. This is a high-definition video. You get the full experience if click on “YouTube” under the image, expand it to full screen and click on the little gear wheel under … Continue reading →

I’m responding to Adam Auster’s comment on my previous post: On the other hand the route would cross the sidewalk, which can be quite busy, 3 times. (To say nothing of the crosswalk because you already mention it.) Let’s compare … Continue reading →

On the evening of November 6, 2013, I attended a public hearing about the Arlington Center project. A representative of the city described the town’s plan. There were some changes and clarifications of what was shown at Town Day, and … Continue reading →

The Town of Arlington, Massachusetts has proposed changes to the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue with Mystic Street/Pleasant Street (really one street, which changes name at the intersection). I’ve posted a video of a bicycle ride I took through Arlington Center, … Continue reading →

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation funded, and researchers at the University of Nebraska have conducted, a study of fatalities due to distracted driving, Fatalities of Pedestrians, Bicycle Riders, and Motorists Due to Distracted Driving Motor Vehicle Crashes in the U.S., … Continue reading →

A bit of history — Bill Frey, who served Chairman of the League of American Wheelmen (later, League of American Bicyclists) Education Committee, prepared a history of the League’s education program in 1986. Steve Gottlieb, Frey’s successor in that position, … Continue reading →