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Tag Archives: Cars Sharing The Road With Bicycles
When A Model Cycling City’s Credibility Is Challenged The Shock Is Felt Around The World
News can be virtually silent. It can remain unheard, unread and unnoticed. If the news remains unuttered, nothing will change because no one will know about it. Nonetheless, it can sow the seeds of new opinions since someone found it … Continue reading
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Tagged Anti-Cycling Views, Bicycle Infrastructure, Cars Sharing The Road With Bicycles, Cycling Backlash In Copenhagen, Traffic Laws
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Spelling It Out For Drivers: Is It That They Cannot Think Or That They Refuse To See?
I don’t know whether it’s because of the Internet or whether people around the globe have just grown more alike with the passage of time. Many of the same cultural issues and personal problems can be seen in many modern … Continue reading
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Tagged Arguments In Favor Of Bicycle Infrastructure, Bicycling Advocacy, Cars Sharing The Road With Bicycles, Cycling Safety, International Problems Facing Cyclists, Obesity In The Anglosphere
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Is A Subtle Bicycle Backlash Beginning?
Publicly, cycling seems to be making inroads in the U.S. Cities and towns across the nation are investing in infrastructure and bike sharing programs. Political candidates, for the most part, endorse these activities, as do all but the most vehement … Continue reading
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Tagged Anti-Cycling Views, Bicycling Advocacy, Bicycling Backlash, Cars Sharing The Road With Bicycles, Cycling Bans
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An Encounter With A Spoiled Driver
With all the safety improvements and precautions motor vehicle users have been introduced to over the last twenty years, you would think that drivers might take safety to heart. Some probably do. But others see driving as a way to … Continue reading
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Tagged Cars Sharing The Road With Bicycles, Distracted Driving, Driving With A Dog On Your Lap, Irresponsible Driving, Motorist Hostility Towards Bicyclists
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Law Enforcement And The Prevention Of Traffic Deaths
A few years ago, I had a run-in with a car while riding my bike. I was riding along the right-hand side of a main road when a car entering the road ran a stop sign and slammed into my … Continue reading
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Tagged Bicycle Laws, Bicycling Advocacy, Cars Sharing The Road With Bicycles, Cycling Safety, Traffic Deaths, Traffic Laws
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Two Older Guys Riding Side-By-Side On A Narrow Suburban Road
It may seem as if the title of this post says it all, but there is more to this story than meets the eye. We’ve all seen cyclists riding two or more abreast. Riding two abreast is legal in … Continue reading
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Tagged Bicycle Laws, Cars Sharing The Road With Bicycles, Cyclist Rights, Cyclists Riding Two Abreast, Taking The Lane, Traffic Laws
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Must People Die For Existing Laws To Be Reevaluated?
Recently, I wrote about the senseless death of two cyclists who were on an annual group ride in New Hampshire. These cyclists were killed when an unlicensed driver took her eyes off the road, crossed into the opposing traffic lane … Continue reading
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Tagged Bicycle Laws, Cars Sharing The Road With Bicycles, Dangerous Driving, Motorist Kills Cyclist, Traffic Laws
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Incidental Justice For Two Dead Cyclists
In America, we like to say that justice is blind. This is a nice idea. And, in a utopian society, it might even hold true. But, in our real and imperfect society, blind justice is a mere cliché, for justice … Continue reading
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Tagged Assaulted Cyclists, Cars Sharing The Road With Bicycles, Cyclist Killed, Driver Faces Charges For Killing Cyclists, Motorist Kills Cyclist
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Cars Stopping When They Should Be Going
Sharing the road is really catching on. Increasing numbers of drivers are attempting to interact with cyclists in a meaningful way. Or so it seems. Actually, many drivers are still oblivious to bicycles. But there are those who appear to … Continue reading
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Tagged Cars Sharing The Road With Bicycles, Cars Yielding To Bicycles, Cyclist Rights
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Language, Meaning And Cycling Advocacy
No matter how much we may wish otherwise, language is an imprecise thing. Words are mere approximations of the concepts humans want to convey. And a single word can have multiple meanings, which can be further tainted by nuance and … Continue reading
