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Lyon study — cyclists ride faster in rush hour?
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
Posted in Bicycle facilities, Bicycling, Laws
Tagged bicycle, Bicycling, bike lane, Bike share, France, law, Lyon, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT, research, safety, traffic, traffic signal
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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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Massachusetts and the FHWA experimental process
A procedure exists through the Federal Highway Administration to encourage experimentation in transportation projects. This procedure defines new, nonstandard treatments as experimental, and requires that research data be collected, so that non-standard designs may serve to direct the standards-setting process, … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycling
Tagged bicycle, Bicycling, experiment, experimental, FHWA, law, marking, Massachusetts, ordinance, sign, signal, traffic signal
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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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German cycling organization’s comments on cycle tracks
Here are the comments in English. The translation is posted with permission granted by Heinz Brockmann of the ADFC (German Cycling Federation) Bottrop chapter. Many thanks! And here is the same document in the original German. Please note that the … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycle facilities, Bicycling, Bike lanes, Cycle tracks, Sidepaths
Tagged ADFC, bicycle, Bicycling, bike lane, bikeway, Bottrop, crash, cycle track, Germany, law, pedestrian, safety, sidepath, sidewalk
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Audible warnings
Some jurisdictions require a bicyclist to have an audible warning device, commonly a bell or horn. My bicycle has an audible warning device. Well, actually, I have only one warning device which I move to whatever bicycle I happen to … Continue reading
Ciccarelli on cycle tracks
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
Posted in Bicycle facilities, Bicycling, Cycle tracks, Laws, New York City, Sidepaths
Tagged bicycle, Bicycling, bike lane, bikeway, Ciccarelli, Copenhagen, curb, cycle track, cycle tracks, Denmark, Europe, Holland, John Ciccarelli, law, Netherlands, safety, sidepaths, USA, vehicle, vehicular
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Gridlock Sam’s magic powers!
New York’s former Traffic Commissioner and Chief Traffic Engineer, Sam Schwartz, “Gridlock Sam,” who describes himself as a “traffic guru”, has posted a Web page [updated and expanded since my original posting, apparently deleted sometime after October, 2014 but available … Continue reading
Lessons from Taiwan
In the summer of 2002, I had the privilege of visiting Taiwan, by then a dynamic, modern industrialized country. Cars and trucks were in wide use, and there was frequent bus service in urban areas, but motor scooters were the … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycle facilities, Bicycling
Tagged bicycle, law, motor scooter, Taiwan, traffic
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