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Throttled and doored
Sigh. I stopped motion at 2:54 in this video. The embedded image in the video is speeded up so you can’t get a good look at what it shows, but if you stop at the right place, you’ll see this. … Continue reading
A better crosswalk treatment
This post continues the discussion in the comments below my previous post about a crash on the Pinellas Rail Trail. So, first, because images can’t be embedded in WordPress comments, here is my photo of an installation on the Capital … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycling
Tagged bicycle, Bicycling, bike path, bikeway, collision, crash, crosswalk, Florida, law, motor vehicle, pedestrian, Pinellas, rail trail, safety, St. Petersburg, traffic, traffic signal
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A crash in Toronto
Have a look here: https://globalnews.ca/news/6209332/video-cyclist-struck-markham/ So, who was at fault, but more importantly, because an ounce of prevention is better than a ton of cure, who could have prevented the crash? The bicyclist came from the right, pushed the button … Continue reading
Crash on the Pinellas Rail Trail
An article about a car-bicycle crash on the Pinellas Rail Trail in Florida is on the Cycling Today Web site. Please view the embedded video there before reading the rest of this post. There is a lot of nonsense about … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycle facilities, Bicycling, Crashes, Traffic Signals
Tagged bicycle, Bicycling, bike path, bikeway, collision, crash, crosswalk, Florida, law, motor vehicle, pedestrian, Pinellas, rail trail, safety, St. Petersburg, traffic, traffic signal
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Parklet: win-win or win-lose?
Near the right side of the photo below is a “parklet,” a seating area which replaces a couple of parking spaces on Somerville Avenue in Somerville, Massachusetts, USA. A parklet may also contain a planting, as this one does. A … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycle facilities, Bike lanes
Tagged bicycle, Bicycling, bike lane, Boston, Forge Baking Company, Massachusetts, park.et, pedestrian, safety, Somerville
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Mighk Wilson’s report on Orlando bicycle crashes
Mighk Wilson, who works for the Orlando, Florida metropolitan planning organization, has prepared a very interesting study of bicycle crashes in the Orlando area based on a database of 5,000 crashes, 2011-2017. The study is important in that it distinguishes … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycle facilities, Bicycling, Bike lanes, Crashes, Cycle tracks, Sidepaths
Tagged bicycle, Bicycling, bike lane, bike path, bikeway, collision, crash, cycle track, cycle tracks, Florida, Metroplan Orlando, Mighk Wilson, motor vehicle, Orlando, research, safety, sidepath, sidewalk, traffic
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Some comments on electric scooters
At various dates in 2018, companies Bird, Lime, Skip and Spin have released dockless electrically-powered scooters into a number of US cities — sometimes with approval from the city government, sometimes without. These scooters represent more or less a third … Continue reading
The definitive paper about loop detectors, published 1986
The City of San Diego, California, USA published its Traffic Signal Bicycle Detection Study Final Report in 1986. I have scanned a copy of the document and posted it online. This report’s main topic is inductive-loop traffic-signal detectors. These are … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycling, Traffic Signals
Tagged actuator, bicycle, Bicycling, bike lane, collision, crash, LIDAR, loop detector, motor vehicle, safety, San Diego, traffic, traffic signal, video
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Fewer roads in the future?
I’m responding to a comment on the facebook post which started with the sharing of the 13-lane animation on which I commented in my previous post on this blog. A commenter stated: …I don’t think it oversells the space because … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycling
Tagged autonomous, bicycle, Bicycling, bikeway, future, motor vehicle, road, safety, traffic, utopia, vehicle, wheel
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