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Tag Archives: safety
Monsere, Dill et al. — Not Yet a Review, But…
M. Kary, who prepared a review of the Lusk et al Montreal study, has had a preliminary look at the Monsere, Dill et al. study of barrier-separated on-street bikeways (“cycle tracks”) which the bicycle industry lobby PeopleforBikes is promoting as … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycle facilities, Bicycling, Cycle tracks
Tagged an Francisco, Austin, bicycle, Bicycling, bikeway, Chicago, collision, conflict, crash, cycle track, cycle tracks, DC, District of Columbia, pedestrian, Portland, protected, research, safety, sidepath, traffic, vehicle, video, Washington
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An Americanized Dutch intersection
The video embedded below was produced by Nick Falbo for a design competition at George Mason University. Mr. Falbo is now employed at Alta Planning and Design, a leading design firm which promotes and designs special bicycling infrastructure. Protected Intersections … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycling, Cycle tracks, Sidepaths, Traffic Signals
Tagged bicycle, Bicycling, Dutch, efficiency, Falbo, protected, protected intersection, safety, throughput
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PeopleforBikes promotes a new study
There hasn’t been time yet for a thorough review of the new study of barrier-separated bikeways on streets touted by the bicycling-industry lobbying organization PeopleforBikes [dead link now, not archived], though claims of lack of traffic conflicts on these bikeways … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycling
Tagged Bicycling, bikeway, crash, Kay Harris, law, Peopleforbikes, research, safety, Teschke
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Berri at Cherrier, Montreal
If the video doesn’t display on thsi page, go to https://www.flickr.com/photos/geraldfittipaldi/12545487493/ Gerald Fittipaldi, who is on an e-mail list with me, has posted a video on Flickr of cyclists traveling through an intersection where a two-way bikeway turns from one … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycling, Cycle tracks, Sidepaths
Tagged bicycle, Bicycling, bike box, crosswalk, cycle track, cycle tracks, Montreal, protected, safety, traffic signal, video
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Fixie or track bicycle?
From Bicycling Magazine, June 2014, page 28: “A fixie (or fixed gear) is a singlespeed without brakes and without the mechanism that allows the bike to coast when you’re not pedaling.” That is a description of a track racing bicycle, … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycling
Tagged bicycle, Bicycling, Bicycling Magazine, brake, brakes, Brown, fixed, fixie, fixied gear, law, magazine, safety, Sheldon, Sheldon Brown, singlespeed, straps, toe clips
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All ages?
Bicycle industry lobbyists and populist cycling advocates are marketing an “all ages” vision of cycling to the American public. Consider this photo, which appeared in a Streetsblog post promoting “equity”. The facility shown is a two-way sidepath alongside Prospect Park, … Continue reading
Is the NACTO Guide a Design Manual?
In cities around the USA, politicians, under pressure from populist bicycling advocates, have pointed to the NACTO (National Association of City Transportation Officials) Urban Street Design Guide and directed their engineering staff to install treatments which it describes. I’ll say … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycle facilities, Bicycling, Bike box
Tagged 2STQB, bicycle, Bicycling, bike box, bike lane, bikeway, collision, crash, crosswalk, cycle track, cycle tracks, guidance, law, MUTCD, NACTO, option, safety, sidepath, standard, traffic, traffic signal, Two-step turn queuing box, vehicle
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PeopleforBikes Praises Flawed Figueroa Bikeway Design
The bicycle industry lobby Peopleforbikes has posted the image below, identified as an official rendering, of the proposed bikeway on Figueroa Street in Los Angeles. PeopleforBikes praises the political developments which led to this project and describes it as a … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycling
Tagged bicycle, Bicycling, bike lane, bikeway, crash, Figueroa, Los Angelse, Peopleforbikes, safety
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A Close Encounter on Washington Street
It seems appropriate for me to post this as the City of Boston bicycle program gears up for its annual update presentation Monday night. You do best to click on the “vimeo” icon (lower right in frame below) and run … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycling, Boston, shared space
Tagged bicycle, Boston, crash, safety, traffic, Washington Street
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A Closer Look at the Momentum Photo
The cyclists in the photo below are riding through piles of leaves where they can’t see the road surface. The man has a shopping bag hanging from the handlebar where it can swing into the spokes of the front wheel. … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycling, Cycle tracks, Reviews
Tagged bicycle, bikeway, cycle track, DC, safety, traffic, Washington
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