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Flawed study of distracted driving

Posted on November 3, 2013 by jsallen

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation funded, and researchers at the University of Nebraska have conducted, a study of fatalities due to distracted driving, Fatalities of Pedestrians, Bicycle Riders, and Motorists Due to Distracted Driving Motor Vehicle Crashes in the U.S., … Continue reading →

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Police repression of cyclists in Montreal

Posted on July 30, 2013 by jsallen

Letter from a friend in Montreal — Hadn’t heard from you in a while John, and was noticing too no recent updates on your blog. I see now a recent one, so am sending this along. Hope you were having … Continue reading →

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Right-turn lane as dual-destination lane?

Posted on April 12, 2013 by jsallen

I’ve had criticism from an unusual side about the video below. The complaint, from another cyclist, was essentially that I was not following the rules of the road, not operating as the driver of a vehicle, by riding straight through … Continue reading →

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Cycle track mania on the slippery slope in Somerville, Massachusetts

Posted on November 14, 2012 by jsallen

My attention recently was drawn to a proposed project for Beacon Street in Somerville Massachusetts, a couple of towns away from where I live. A presentation from a public meeting is online here: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B1Y_jIpLYtpycEZNOUVTNUYxQVU/edit (I was unfortunately not able to … Continue reading →

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The Photoshop School of Traffic Engineering strikes again!

Posted on August 29, 2012 by jsallen

The Photoshop School of Traffic Engineering strikes again, this time in Minneapolis. For background, please read the Minneapolis blog post: http://www.ouruptown.com/2012/08/potential-cycle-track-coming-to-36th-street Also please read John Schubert’s comment on that post. I’ve added a comment too — still in moderation as … Continue reading →

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Fatality on Montreal cycle track

Posted on August 10, 2012 by jsallen

As reported in a Montreal Gazette article, a Montreal cyclist was killed on July 24, 2012 when traveling in a two-way cycle track at the location shown in the Google Street View image below. The cyclist entered the intersection from … Continue reading →

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Why this crash?

Posted on December 6, 2011 by jsallen

The fancy, expensive bicycles and racing clothing are not matched by these cyclists’ bike handling skills. If you play the video through to the end, you will see that the wheel touch broke 4 of the 8 spokes on the … Continue reading →

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A Cyclist Signs Up for Advanced Driver Training

Posted on November 7, 2011 by jsallen

What was an avid cyclist doing in a place like this? Advanced Driver Training, September 25, 2011 from John Allen on Vimeo. I like to ride my bicycle but sometimes I have to drive. Over 40 years ago on dirt … Continue reading →

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Scaling up and scaling down

Posted on September 23, 2011 by jsallen

New York bicycling advocate Steve Faust has stated that some ways of accommodating bicycling do not “scale up” — that is, they work with small numbers of cyclists, but less well with larger numbers. His central complaint is that use … Continue reading →

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My September 11

Posted on September 8, 2011 by jsallen

My 10-year-old son Jacob’s school year hadn’t started yet on that brilliant, clear September morning. My wife had left for work. I  had a business appointment in Belmont, a few miles from our home. Jacob and I set out for … Continue reading →

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