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Tag Archives: bicycle
Avoiding the left cross
This post isn’t about pointing the finger of blame. If that is to your taste, you can find endorsement of that position in many of the comments on the video on YouTube. But I think that we would rather avoid … Continue reading
Say what?
Click on the photo for a larger view. Your comments are welcome. This is yet another of Boston”s bike boxes, where bicyclists are expected to advance in a bike lane at the right side of the street, than to prepare … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycle facilities, Bike box, Bike lanes
Tagged bicycle, Bicycling, bike box, bike lane, Boston, collision, crash, crosswalk, Massachusetts, safety, traffic
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Protected?
The cyclist’s comment on this Youtube video: “This is why turn signals are important. Had she used a turn signal, I would have stayed back and let her turn. But because she didn’t use one, I assumed she was going … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycle facilities, Cycle tracks, Sidepaths
Tagged bicycle, Bicycling, bike lane, bike path, bikeway, collision, crash, cycle track, cycle tracks, sidepath, traffic, traffic signal, vehicle, video
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PeopleforBikes Interprets Boulder Data
Here’s a quick review of an article by Michael Andersen of the PeopleforBikes Green Lane Project about the City of Boulder, Colorado’s removing what he calls a “protected bike lane”. I prefer to call it at barrier-separated on-street bikeway, avoiding … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycle facilities, Bicycling, Cycle tracks
Tagged bicycle, Bicycling, bike lane, bikeway, Boulder, collision, colorado, crosswalk, cycle track, cycle tracks, Miahael Andersen, motor vehicle, pedestrian, Peopleforbikes, safety, sidepath, traffic
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NYPD confiscates e-bikes.
This post is in response to an article by New York City reporter Vince Barone about the city’s police department confiscating electrically-assisted bicycles. The article is here. I also sent the comments below to Mr. Barone in an e-mail. Vince … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycling, Equipment, New York City
Tagged bicycle, Bicycling, confiscation, e-bike, electric, electrical assist, Manhattan, New York, New york City, NYC, NYPD, vehicle
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I get a hug during CyclingSavvy instructor training.
I have operated my bicycle essentially as a driver since 1978, when I read an early edition of John Forester’s book Effective Cycling. Since 1982, I’ve been an Effective Cycling Instructor, then League Cycling Instructor, in the League of American … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycling
Tagged ABEA, bicycle, Bicycling, Boston, CyclingSavvy, Forester, John Froester, League of American Bicyclists, safety, Smart Cycling, traffic, vehicular
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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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Self-balancing motorcycle
Road and Track magazine has reported on a self-balancing motorcycle from Honda. How does the motorcycle balance itself? As shown in videos with the Road and Track article, the front fork is hinged so the front wheel can move forward, … Continue reading
Saddle research saddled with problems
Bicycle Retailer and Industry News has published an article describing and linking to a cycling and health study which focuses on saddle comfort and potential for injury due to pressure from the saddle. During my cycling career, I have used … Continue reading
About the bicycle radar reflector Kickstarter campaign
This article has been translated into Portuguese. This is commentary about a Kickstarter campaign for a radar retroreflector integrated into a bicycle taillight assembly. An image from the Web site: One nice thing I can say about the … Continue reading
