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Truck side skirts: reliable way to prevent cyclist fatalities?
No, not reliable, though some are better than others. Some are also supposed to confer an aerodynamic advantage. Some have a smooth surface which can deflect a cyclist. That is still no guarantee that the cyclist will escape serious injury … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycling, Bike lanes, Crashes
Tagged bicycle, Boston, Boston Bikes, collision, collision avoidance, Oregon, Portland, safety, side guard, side skirt, traffic, Treehugger, truck, underrun, vehicle
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Cycle track mania on the slippery slope in Somerville, Massachusetts
My attention recently was drawn to a proposed project for Beacon Street in Somerville Massachusetts, a couple of towns away from where I live.. A presentation from a public meeting is online here: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B1Y_jIpLYtpycEZNOUVTNUYxQVU/edit (I was unfortunately not able to … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycling
Tagged beacon, Beacon Street, bicycle, Bicycling, bike lane, bike path, bikeway, Boston, collision, crash, crosswalk, cycle tracks, Massachusetts, pedestrian, safety, sidepath, sidewalk, Somervill, vehicle, vehicular
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Some observations about bike-share bikes
I recently spent several hours riding in Montreal with a companion who was using the Bixi bike-share bicycles. These are similar if not identical to others being deployed in North American cities. I have some experience riding a Hubway bicycle … Continue reading
A Cyclist Signs Up for Advanced Driver Training
What was an avid cyclist doing in a place like this? Advanced Driver Training, September 25, 2011 from John Allen on Vimeo. I like to ride my bicycle but sometimes I have to drive. Over 40 years ago on dirt … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycling, Crashes
Tagged ABS, antilock, antilock braking, antilock braking system, bicycle, Bicycling, braking, collision, crash, Driveincontrol.com, Driver Training, driving, hazard, hazard avoidance, hazard prediction, hydroplaning, IncControl, Incontrol Advanced Driver Training, license, Massachusetts, motor vehicle, safety, sipes, SUV, swerving, tires, traction, traffic, vehicle, video
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Scaling up and scaling down
New York bicycling advocate Steve Faust has stated that some ways of accommodating bicycling do not “scale up” — that is, they work with small numbers of cyclists, but less well with larger numbers. His central complaint is that use … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycle facilities, Bicycling, Bike box, Bike lanes, New York City, Traffic Signals
Tagged advanced stop line, bicycle, Bicycling, bike box, bike lane, collision, crash, crosswalk, Oregon, Portland, safety, traffic, traffic signal, vehicle
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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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Traffic theory: improving traffic signals to reduce pointless delay
In theory, there’s no difference between theory and practice, but it practice, there is. attributed to: Yogi Berra Jan L. A. van de Snepscheut Albert Einstein An optimal traffic-signal system would never present anyone with a red light or a … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycling, Crashes, Traffic Signals
Tagged actuator, bicycle, Bicycling, collision, collision avoidance, crash, Intelligent Highwya Systems, pedestrian, safety, traffic, traffic signal, vehicle
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Street Traffic Regulations: classic book online
My friend Bob Shanteau writes: Another reason scofflaws give [to justify their behavior] is that traffic laws are intended only for motorists, reflecting a total ignorance of the origins of those laws. Google has made the 1909 book “Street Traffic … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycling, Books, Reviews
Tagged bicycle, Bicycling, book, collision, education, Eno, law, motor vehicle, pedestrian, rules of the road, safety, Street Traffic Regulation, traffic, vehicle, vehicular, William Eno, William Phelps Eno
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Davis Planners and Advocates Opine on Sidepaths
This post supplements my previous post linking to documents about Davis bicycle facilities. Please bear in mind that Davis was the first community to introduce bike lanes in the USA, and that its bicycle program strongly favors conventional bike lanes, … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycling, Bike lanes, Crashes, Cycle tracks, Sidepaths
Tagged bicycle, Bicycling, bike lane, bike path, bikeway, buffer, California, crosswalk, curb, cycle track, Davis, experimentation, protected, safety, vehicle, vehicular
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I approve of this?
UPDATE: This post gives background information on the intersection. I have now ridden through it, and my opinion of it has changed. I have another post about it, and a video. Please check them out. The image below shows a … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycle facilities, Bicycling, Bike box, contraflow
Tagged 16th St. NW, 16th Street, 16th Street NW, Andrew Ellicott, Benjamin Banneker, bicycle, Bicycling, bike box, bike lane, bikeway, crash, crosswalk, DC, District of Columbia, Federal Highway Administration, Fenty, FHWA, Gabe Klein, Klein, Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices, Mayor Fenty, MUTCD, New Hampshire Avenue, Pierre l'Enfant, research, safety, traffic signal, U St. NW, U Street, U Street NW, vehicle, vehicular, video, Washington
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