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Tag Archives: Cyclist Rights
Bicyclist, Biker Or Cyclist: What’s In A Name?
Bicyclist, biker, or cyclist. Are these descriptive names or are they examples of pigeonholing? A reader recently brought this interesting question to my attention. He had seen a letter to the editor in The Washington Post where the author … Continue reading
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Tagged Assaulted Cyclists, Cars Sharing The Road With Bicycles, Cyclist Rights, Motorist Hostility Towards Bicyclists
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Waiting Is Part Of Sharing The Road
All one has to do is drive in and around a major city to see that bicycling is taking off in America. Some places have more cyclists than others, and cities vary in how much they’ve invested in bicycling … Continue reading
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Tagged Bicycle Laws, Bike Lanes, Cars Sharing The Road With Bicycles, Cyclist Rights, Traffic Laws
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Does The Public See Cycling Without A Helmet As Analogous To Drunk Driving?
Whenever a cyclist is hit by a car, the first question everyone asks is: “Was he wearing a helmet?” This is always asked in an accusatory tone, as if to imply guilt on the part of the cyclist for … Continue reading
Road Paint Parading As Protection
Since the mid-2000’s, sharrows — a chevron-and-bike logo painted on a road lane indicating that the lane must be shared by cars and bicycles — have become familiar markings on urban American roads. Unbeknownst to people other than activists … Continue reading
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Tagged Bicycle Laws, Bicycling Advocacy, Bike Lanes, Cycling Safety, Cyclist Rights, Sharing The Road, Sharrows
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Justifying Journalistic Road Rage Against Cyclists
Many cyclists have asked themselves the question: Why do journalists fuel the anti-bicycle backlash? Hatred of cyclists has been proposed, as has the desire to maintain a car-centric society. There is no right answer. Each journalist has his or … Continue reading
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Tagged Aggressive Driving, Anti-Cycling Views, Bike Rage, Cars Sharing The Road With Bicycles, Cyclist Rights, Inflammatory Journalism, Motorist Hostility Towards Bicyclists, Road Rage
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Uniformity In Bicycle Laws Would Improve Cycling Safety
The U.S., with its state-by-state approach, offers a hodgepodge of bicycle laws. Each state has created its own traffic laws, with respect to bicycles, and different laws to protect cyclists’ rights. Even within states, there are varying regulations governing … Continue reading
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Tagged Bicycling Advocacy, Cycling Safety, Cyclist Rights, Traffic Laws, Uniformity In Bicycling Laws
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European Cycling Safety Protests Drew Little Mainstream Media Attention
If it hadn’t been for Twitter, I might never have known about the European cycling safety protests held last Saturday. A few tweets on the subject caught my eye, prompting me to investigate further. What I discovered was a couple … Continue reading
Bicycles Yielding At Stop Signs
For the past 30 years, Idaho has had a law which allows cyclists to roll through stop signs once they yield to oncoming vehicles. They are also permitted, after stopping, to proceed through a red traffic light, if there is … Continue reading
A Hint of Justice
Justice is an elusive concept, fraught with emotion, intuition and idealism. It exemplifies all that is good in humankind, while in the face of evil, it represents a longing for who we want to be. Within the context of a … Continue reading
