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Rear-view radar reviewed

Posted on April 25, 2016 by jsallen

Garmin is a high-end manufacturer of GPS devices for bicycles and motor vehicles. Garmin has posted an ad for a cycling “radar” (probably actually LEDdar using pulsed infrared light), which warns cyclists of overtaking traffic. There are some serious problems … Continue reading →

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The First 10 Years of the League’s Education Program

Posted on October 29, 2013 by jsallen

A bit of history — Bill Frey, who served Chairman of the League of American Wheelmen (later, League of American Bicyclists) Education Committee, prepared a history of the League’s education program in 1986. Steve Gottlieb, Frey’s successor in that position, … Continue reading →

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Building bridges?

Posted on August 13, 2011 by jsallen

There’s lots of material about Boston in this League of American Bicyclists policy document about bridge access: https://web.archive.org/web/20120216160818/http://www.bikeleague.org/resources/reports/pdfs/bridges.pdf I regard the document as good in its recommendations on advocacy strategies. It does overemphasize separate bikeways over shoulder and bike lane … Continue reading →

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