Tag Archives: cycle tracks

Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, DC: Incredible Shrinking Bike Lanes

Posted on August 18, 2010 by jsallen

Slam dunk indeed. It turned out that bicyclists were slammed, and dunked.
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Ciccarelli on cycle tracks

Posted on March 19, 2010 by jsallen

John Ciccarelli is a consultant on bicycling and a League of American Bicyclists-certified cycling instructor who specializes in teaching adults who have never ridden a bicycle before. His comments here are reprinted by permission, and are in response to an … Continue reading →

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Safe separation with the Copenhagen curb?

Posted on February 28, 2010 by jsallen

How does a Copenhagen cycle track make bicycling safer? By putting bicyclists behind a low curb, a curb which a motor vehicle with its big tires can mount, but a bicycle can’t. The curb increases safety for bicyclists the way … Continue reading →

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