Tag Archives: Bicycling

When the marketing department plays traffic engineer

Posted on May 26, 2011 by jsallen

The photo shows “Cycle Lane” raised barriers, from the company Traffic Logix, on Long Island, New York, USA. Here’s a quote from a page on the company’s Web site promoting  the barriers. CycleLane is a smart, safe solution that provides … Continue reading →

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Confusion at crosswalks on multi-use paths

Posted on May 14, 2011 by jsallen

The crosswalk on a multi-use path has a mixed identity, unless the crossing is signalized. Motorists must yield to pedestrians in the crosswalk, but on the other hand, a stop sign facing the path normally means that cyclists yield to … Continue reading →

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Manufacturing traffic jams on Grand Street, Manhattan

Posted on May 4, 2011 by jsallen

Someone has watched my video of Grand Street, in Manhattan, and commented: John, I watched the Grand Street video (which was kind of fun) but I couldn’t help but notice you are passing a lot of cars, which makes your … Continue reading →

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I volunteered at the Boston Marathon

Posted on April 25, 2011 by jsallen

I participated in the Boston Marathon this year, though I have never run it… When I first moved to the Boston area in 1971, I fancied that I might take up running and run the Marathon, because I liked getting … Continue reading →

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Report from Seville

Posted on April 3, 2011 by jsallen

A Spanish advocate of integrated cycling about conditions in Seville: Disastrous: officially (according to the Seville City Council), some 120 km of segregated cycle lanes (most of them bidirectional) have been built at an official cost of 30 million Euros. … Continue reading →

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The culture creates the system…

Posted on March 11, 2011 by jsallen

There’s something I’ve been trying to find a way to say for quite a while now. Mighk Wilson just said it, and very eloquently: The culture creates the system, not the other way around.  American bikeway advocates are attempting to … Continue reading →

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Traffic theory: improving traffic signals to reduce pointless delay

Posted on February 13, 2011 by jsallen

In theory, there’s no difference between theory and practice, but it practice, there is. attributed to: Yogi Berra Jan L. A. van de Snepscheut Albert Einstein An optimal traffic-signal system would never present anyone with a red light or a … Continue reading →

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Classic bicycling instructional film now online

Posted on February 9, 2011 by jsallen

The classic instructional film Bicycling Safely on the Road is now online, thanks to League of American bicyclists instructors Martin Pion and Dan Carrigan. The film is 25 minutes long. Dan has asked me to compose this announcement, as I … Continue reading →

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Street Traffic Regulations: classic book online

Posted on January 28, 2011 by jsallen

My friend Bob Shanteau writes: Another reason scofflaws give [to justify their behavior] is that traffic laws are intended only for motorists, reflecting a total ignorance of the origins of those laws. Google has made the 1909 book “Street Traffic … Continue reading →

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Alleycat racers

Posted on January 27, 2011 by jsallen

A British cyclist who goes by the online name gaz545 on YouTube has posted a version of one of Lucas Brunelle’s “alleycat race” videos, with voice-over commentary. Bravo gaz545! Lucas Brunelle is, or was, a bicycle courier, but he distinguishes … Continue reading →

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