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Lyon study — cyclists ride faster in rush hour?
A blog posting published by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology describes a study of cycling in Lyon, France. News accounts of the report are making some rather strange assertions, such as that cyclists ride faster during rush hour than in … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycle facilities, Bicycling, Laws
Tagged bicycle, Bicycling, bike lane, Bike share, France, law, Lyon, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT, research, safety, traffic, traffic signal
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Bob Mionske on “Driver Sues Family of Deceased Cyclist”
In a Bicycling Magazine blog posting, Bicycling attorney Bob Mionske describes an appalling situation: a motorist driving over 80 mph in a 45 mph zone struck and killed a teenage bicyclist in Connecticut. The bicyclist’s family sued the driver — … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycling, Equipment, Laws
Tagged bicycle, Bicycling, Bob Mionske, civil action, collision, Connecticut, crash, helmet, law, League of American Bicyclists, League of American Wheelmen, liability exclusion, Massachusetts, Mionske, Robert Mionske, Safe Kids USA, safety equipment, traffic
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About bicycle lighting and onions
A chance meeting can lead to unexpected discoveries. I met and spoke with Kurt Cibulski following a reading from a new book by its author, a mutual friend. I had arrived at the reading by bicycle; Kurt and I were … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycling, Equipment, Laws, lighting
Tagged battery, bicycle, Bicycling, Bixi, cibolla, collision, conspicuity, Consumer Product Safety Commission, CPSC, crash, epilepsy, Europe, flash, flashing, generator, Germany, headlight, Hubway, innovation, kiosk, law, lawsuit, LED, liability, light, light-emitting diode, negligence, nighttime, onion, reflector, rental, retroreflector, safety, seizure, seizure disorder, Zwiebel
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Davis Planners and Advocates Opine on Sidepaths
This post supplements my previous post linking to documents about Davis bicycle facilities. Please bear in mind that Davis was the first community to introduce bike lanes in the USA, and that its bicycle program strongly favors conventional bike lanes, … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycling, Bike lanes, Crashes, Cycle tracks, Sidepaths
Tagged bicycle, Bicycling, bike lane, bike path, bikeway, buffer, California, crosswalk, curb, cycle track, Davis, experimentation, protected, safety, vehicle, vehicular
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Davis, California historical documents
Thanks to John Ciccarelli, Robert Sommer and David Takemoto-Weerts — and David’s students — among others — I am able to post online a number of documents about bicycling in Davis, California and the Davis bicycle program. Davis has the … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycling, Roundabouts
Tagged bicycle, Bicycling, bike lane, bike path, bikeway, California, crash, crosswalk, Davis, documents, research, roundabouts, traffic signal
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I approve of this?
UPDATE: This post gives background information on the intersection. I have now ridden through it, and my opinion of it has changed. I have another post about it, and a video. Please check them out. The image below shows a … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycle facilities, Bicycling, Bike box, contraflow
Tagged 16th St. NW, 16th Street, 16th Street NW, Andrew Ellicott, Benjamin Banneker, bicycle, Bicycling, bike box, bike lane, bikeway, crash, crosswalk, DC, District of Columbia, Federal Highway Administration, Fenty, FHWA, Gabe Klein, Klein, Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices, Mayor Fenty, MUTCD, New Hampshire Avenue, Pierre l'Enfant, research, safety, traffic signal, U St. NW, U Street, U Street NW, vehicle, vehicular, video, Washington
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Guest posting by John Schubert: New York, City of Confrontation
Responding to an article in the New York Times, a correspondent asked John Schubert Why isn’t NYC concerned about being sued because of lousy bike-lane- design-caused wrecks? and he replied: Good question. I think it’s important to know the answer … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycle facilities, Bicycling, Cycle tracks, New York City, Sidepaths, Sidepaths
Tagged bicycle, Bicycling, bike lane, bike path, bikeway, civility, collision, crash, cycle track, Manhattan, New York, taxi, traffic
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Deer dears
OK, the title “Deer Dears” might seem a bit obscure. It refers to children walking and bicycling in urban areas. I chose the title because I’m recalling a Bicycling Magazine opinion piece which my friend, long time Philadelphia bicycling advocate … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycle facilities, Bicycling, Bike lanes, Crashes, Cycle tracks
Tagged bicycle, Bicycling, bike lane, bike path, bikeway, child, children, Dowlin, helmet, John Dowlin, pedestrian, safety, traffic, vulneable
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Turn out the lights?
My attention has been drawn to a video from the U.K. that advocates removal of traffic signals. I am sure that removing traffic signals is sometimes beneficial — my late friend Gihon Jordan pioneered it in Philadelphia, and he was … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycle facilities, Bicycling, Crashes, Traffic Signals
Tagged advocacy, bicycle, Bicycling, bike box, bike lane, bike path, bikeway, crash, England, traffic, traffic signal, U.K., video
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