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Confusion at crosswalks on multi-use paths
The crosswalk on a multi-use path has a mixed identity, unless the crossing is signalized. Motorists must yield to pedestrians in the crosswalk, but on the other hand, a stop sign facing the path normally means that cyclists yield to … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycle facilities, Bicycling
Tagged bicycle, Bicycling, bike path, bikeway, crosswalk, law, Massachusetts, multi-use path, multiple threat, MUP, pedestrian, right of way, stop sign, vehicle, yield
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Dr. Furth’s and his students’ plan for South Brookline
On March 14, 2011, I attended a meeting in Brookline, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston. At that meeting, Dr. Peter Furth of Northeastern University, and some of his students, gave a presentation on proposals for street reconstruction and bikeways in … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycle facilities, Bicycling, Bike lanes, Crashes, Laws, shared space, Sidepaths, traffic circles, Traffic Signals
Tagged bicycle, Brookline, bus, Clyde Street, crosswalk, Dulaski, Furth, ice, Lee Street, Massachusetts, MBTA, Northeastern, Peter Furth, pollution, public transportation, school bus, sidepath, snow, winter
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Child passenger prohibitions — Massachusetts law, Oregon bill
Eli Damon, who lives in Massachusetts, as I do, has drawn attention to a bill introduced into the Oregon legislature to ban child passengers under 6 years old on bicycles. Eli cited an online article: “No Biking With Kids Under … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycling
Tagged bicycle, child seat, helmet, law, Massachusetts, Oregon, statute
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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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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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Concord Avenue dream and nightmare
(The links below will work better if you first click on the headline above so you are viewing only this single post). Overview | Present Road Diet | Proposed Footprint |Crash Risks | Operational Issues | Suggestions | Details | … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycle facilities, Bicycling, Cycle tracks
Tagged Cambridge, Cara Seiderman, Concord Avenue, cycle track, Massachusetts, Seiderman, sidepath
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