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Alleycat racers
A British cyclist who goes by the online name gaz545 on YouTube has posted a version of one of Lucas Brunelle’s “alleycat race” videos, with voice-over commentary. Bravo gaz545! Lucas Brunelle is, or was, a bicycle courier, but he distinguishes … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycling, Crashes, Laws, Reviews, Videos
Tagged alleycat, alleycat racers, bicycle, Bicycling, Brunelle, Burnelle, collision, couriers, crash, England, London, Lucas Brunelle, Lucas Burnelle, pedestrian, Philadelphia, Roosevelt, safety, scorchers, Theodore roosevelt, traffic, Univeristy of Pennsylvania
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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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Guest posting by John Schubert: New York, City of Confrontation
Responding to an article in the New York Times, a correspondent asked John Schubert Why isn’t NYC concerned about being sued because of lousy bike-lane- design-caused wrecks? and he replied: Good question. I think it’s important to know the answer … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycle facilities, Bicycling, Cycle tracks, New York City, Sidepaths, Sidepaths
Tagged bicycle, Bicycling, bike lane, bike path, bikeway, civility, collision, crash, cycle track, Manhattan, New York, taxi, traffic
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Deer dears
OK, the title “Deer Dears” might seem a bit obscure. It refers to children walking and bicycling in urban areas. I chose the title because I’m recalling a Bicycling Magazine opinion piece which my friend, long time Philadelphia bicycling advocate … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycle facilities, Bicycling, Bike lanes, Crashes, Cycle tracks
Tagged bicycle, Bicycling, bike lane, bike path, bikeway, child, children, Dowlin, helmet, John Dowlin, pedestrian, safety, traffic, vulneable
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Turn out the lights?
My attention has been drawn to a video from the U.K. that advocates removal of traffic signals. I am sure that removing traffic signals is sometimes beneficial — my late friend Gihon Jordan pioneered it in Philadelphia, and he was … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycle facilities, Bicycling, Crashes, Traffic Signals
Tagged advocacy, bicycle, Bicycling, bike box, bike lane, bike path, bikeway, crash, England, traffic, traffic signal, U.K., video
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Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, DC: Incredible Shrinking Bike Lanes
Slam dunk indeed. It turned out that bicyclists were slammed, and dunked.
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Posted in Bicycle facilities, Bicycling, Bike lanes
Tagged bicycle, bike lane, bike path, bikeway, crash, crosswalk, cycle track, cycle tracks, DC, District of Columbia, League of American Bicyclists, motor vehicle, pedestrian, safety, traffic, traffic calming, traffic signal, vehicle, Washington
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It isn’t about weight
“Your 25-pound bicycle is no match for a 10,000 pound truck.” You’ve probably heard that before. So, if you collide with a 10,000 pound truck, the impact will be much, much worse than if you collide with a passenger car, … 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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Guest posting: John Ciccarelli on the NYC Broadway bikeway
“The city has removed one or two travel lanes and created an in-street pedestrian “plaza”, completed with a right-side fence-and-planter barrier, cafe tables, chairs and benches. It’s truly a bold stroke in taking back the street for living, and it was immediately and hugely popular with residents and visitors, but it creates horrendous pedestrian cross-flow issues for the bikeway that runs between it and the sidewalk.” Continue reading
Posted in Sidepaths
Tagged bicycle, crosswalk, cycle track, Manhattan, New York, pedestrian, sidepath, traffic
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