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Tag Archives: collision
Six categories of bicyclist/motorist interaction
Let me propose six different categories of cyclist and motorist interaction. This is a first try, so it’s open to modification. 1) Vehicular — to quote John Forester, who developed the concept of vehicular cycling, “bicyclists fare best when they … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycling
Tagged bicycle, collision, crossing, driving, interaction, intersection, marking, merge, motor vehicle, pedestrian, plaza, riding, sign, traffic, turning, vehiicular
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Traffic theory: improving traffic signals to reduce pointless delay
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
Posted in Bicycling, Crashes, Traffic Signals
Tagged actuator, bicycle, Bicycling, collision, collision avoidance, crash, Intelligent Highwya Systems, pedestrian, safety, traffic, traffic signal, vehicle
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Street Traffic Regulations: classic book online
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
Posted in Bicycling, Books, Reviews
Tagged bicycle, Bicycling, book, collision, education, Eno, law, motor vehicle, pedestrian, rules of the road, safety, Street Traffic Regulation, traffic, vehicle, vehicular, William Eno, William Phelps Eno
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Alleycat racers
A British cyclist who goes by the online name gaz545 or Cyclegaz on YouTube has posted a version of one of Lucas Brunelle’s “alleycat race” videos, with voice-over commentary. Bravo gaz545! Another commentary.on alleycat racing in London. Lucas Brunelle is, … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycling, Crashes, Laws, Reviews, Videos
Tagged alleycat, alleycat racers, bicycle, Bicycling, Brunelle, Burnelle, collision, couriers, crash, England, London, Lucas Brunelle, Lucas Burnelle, pedestrian, Philadelphia, Roosevelt, safety, scorchers, Theodore roosevelt, traffic, Univeristy of Pennsylvania
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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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Guest posting by John Schubert: New York, City of Confrontation
Responding to an article in the New York Times, [archived] 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 … 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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Travel time and lifetime
Though they are not first to do this, Dutch researchers have calculated the effects of different travel mode choices on life expectancy. The study is called Do the Health Benefits of Cycling Outweigh the Risks? The researchers based their calculations … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycling
Tagged bicycle, Bicycling, collision, crash, life expectancy, quality of life, risk, safety
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It isn’t about weight
“Your 25-pound bicycle is no match for a 10,000 pound truck.” You’ve probably heard that before. So, if you collide with a 10,000 pound truck, the impact will be much, much worse than if you collide with a passenger car, … Continue reading
Research says bicyclists should run red lights?
Dr. Anne Lusk made an interesting comment on red lights: (quote is here): Female bicyclists in England are being killed at a higher rate than males because females wait for the green light to proceed and then are hit by … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycling, Bike lanes, Crashes, Laws
Tagged Anne Lusk, bicycle, Bicycling, bike lane, bikeway, collision, Harvard School of Public Health, law, Lusk, traffic signal
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