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Throttled and doored
Sigh. I stopped motion at 2:54 in this video. The embedded image in the video is speeded up so you can’t get a good look at what it shows, but if you stop at the right place, you’ll see this. … Continue reading
A better crosswalk treatment
This post continues the discussion in the comments below my previous post about a crash on the Pinellas Rail Trail. So, first, because images can’t be embedded in WordPress comments, here is my photo of an installation on the Capital … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycling
Tagged bicycle, Bicycling, bike path, bikeway, collision, crash, crosswalk, Florida, law, motor vehicle, pedestrian, Pinellas, rail trail, safety, St. Petersburg, traffic, traffic signal
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A crash in Toronto
Have a look here: https://globalnews.ca/news/6209332/video-cyclist-struck-markham/ So, who was at fault, but more importantly, because an ounce of prevention is better than a ton of cure, who could have prevented the crash? The bicyclist came from the right, pushed the button … Continue reading
Crash on the Pinellas Rail Trail
An article about a car-bicycle crash on the Pinellas Rail Trail in Florida is on the Cycling Today Web site. Please view the embedded video there before reading the rest of this post. There is a lot of nonsense about … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycle facilities, Bicycling, Crashes, Traffic Signals
Tagged bicycle, Bicycling, bike path, bikeway, collision, crash, crosswalk, Florida, law, motor vehicle, pedestrian, Pinellas, rail trail, safety, St. Petersburg, traffic, traffic signal
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European Cycling Federation report about motor vehicles
See https://ecf.com/what-we-do/road-safety/motor-vehicle-regulation-safer-cycling Generally good stuff. I like the call for automatic emergency braking. This will prevent rear-end collisions, and can potentially eliminate the right hook — though not the screened left cross. Automated speed control with an override for emergencies … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycling
Tagged automated, autonomous, bicycle, Bicycling, bike lane, bikeway, braking, collision, cycle track, cycle tracks, Europe, Germany, left cross, right hook, vehicle
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Another embarrassing Dutch bicycle education video
Here’s a video from the Dutch cycling Embassy, a promotion. Dutch education teaches children how to follow Dutch rules. It doesn’t teach them basics of bike handling or safety in traffic. The teacher makes an empty claim that it does, … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycling
Tagged bicycle, Bicycling, bikeway, education, Europe, Holland, Netherlands
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Massachusetts traffic law, the nation’s most disorganized and confusing
A major revision of Massachusetts traffic law has been overdue for decades. It is the most disorganized and unreadable body of traffic law of any state and the only one not based on the Uniform Vehicle Code. In preparing comments … Continue reading
Posted in Laws
Tagged bicycle, Bicycling, law, Massachusetts, motor vehicle, pedestrian, traffic signal
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Parklet: win-win or win-lose?
Near the right side of the photo below is a “parklet,” a seating area which replaces a couple of parking spaces on Somerville Avenue in Somerville, Massachusetts, USA. A parklet may also contain a planting, as this one does. A … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycle facilities, Bike lanes
Tagged bicycle, Bicycling, bike lane, Boston, Forge Baking Company, Massachusetts, park.et, pedestrian, safety, Somerville
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Bruce Epperson’s examination of bike-share legalities
Bruce Epperson is a lawyer and bicycle historian in Florida, USA. Bruce’s comment on a previous post drew my attention. Several years back (2014 or 2015) I wrote a detailed analysis of the legal status of bike-share operations in Florida. … Continue reading
