Tag Archives: Bike share

Bruce Epperson’s examination of bike-share legalities

Posted on October 11, 2018 by jsallen

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 →

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Some comments on electric scooters

Posted on September 18, 2018 by jsallen

At various dates in 2018, companies Bird, Lime, Skip and Spin have released dockless electrically-powered scooters  into a number of US cities — sometimes with approval from the city government, sometimes without. These scooters represent more or less a third … Continue reading →

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Lyon study — cyclists ride faster in rush hour?

Posted on December 7, 2010 by jsallen

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 →

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Bike Share? Careful!

Posted on August 6, 2009 by jsallen

I just got the August 5, 2009 San Francisco Bicycle Coalition newsletter online.  It contains the news that the Paris, France bike share program has been “a huge success.” [Page deleted and notarchived, SF Bicycle coalition has erased this history, … Continue reading →

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