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Tag Archives: Sharing The Road
Pedestrians Are Not A Uniform Group
Road planners tend to look at road design, efficiency, and cost first. Road users themselves, are something of an afterthought, if thought of at all. The problem with this approach is that it omits the most important thing of all, … Continue reading
Posted in Cycling, Livable Cities
Tagged Elderly Pedestrians, Sharing The Road, Vulnerable Road Users
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Motorcycle And Bicycle Interactions
Most discussions about bicycles on the roads revolve around their interactions with cars. Cars are the dominant and most abundant vehicles on the roads, and bicycles are the most vulnerable and least prevalent vehicles on the roads. So, naturally, given … Continue reading
Posted in Cycling, Other Modes Of Transportation
Tagged Bicycles Sharing The Road With Motorcycles, Bicycling Advocacy, Motorcycle Versus Bicycle Collisions, Sharing The Road, Traffic Laws
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Massachusetts Is Home To The Top Biking Community In The Northeast
Sometimes riding a bicycle in the Boston area can make one feel as if bicyclists are not welcome. It’s not just the drivers who create this environment, but the inconsistency in bicycle infrastructure. In some areas, there are decent bike … Continue reading
Posted in Livable Cities
Tagged Bicycle Commuting, Bicycle Friendly Cities, Bicycle Infrastructure, Sharing The Road, Top Biking Communities
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Scoping Out Bike Routes While Driving
Driving in and around cities has got to be one of the most stressful and frustrating experiences anyone can have. Drivers can’t let their guard down for even one minute for fear that a wayward car will lull them into … Continue reading
Posted in Cycling
Tagged Bike Culture, Locating New Bicycle Routes, Making Roads Bicycle Friendly, Sharing The Road
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How Police Accident Reporting Practices Affect Bicyclists And Pedestrians
As if the statistics on car versus bicycle accidents weren’t frightening enough, I recently read the following: “Dart across Washington Street once or twice, and you probably would not pick Boston as the nation’s safest city for pedestrians. Study after … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston Police Traffic Data Collection Practices, Pedestrian Safety, Sharing The Road, Traffic Accident Under Reporting
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Can We Improve Safety For Novice Cyclists By Changing Our Own Positions?
Commenting is an important part of blogging. It gives the author and readers a way to express their impressions and ideas and it facilitates discussion. This blog receives quite a few comments for a personal blog. It may not be … Continue reading
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Tagged Bike Culture, Cycling Safety, Cyclists Helping Other Cyclists, Cyclists Positioning Their Bikes To Protect Cyclists, Novice Cyclist Mistakes, Sharing The Road
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Can Cyclists Always Recognize Who Belongs In The Bike Lane?
Most of us expect bicycles to use bike lanes and cars to stay out. Of course, things don’t always work out that way. This annoys cyclists, especially when they are impeded in their progress or come close to crashing due … Continue reading
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Tagged Cycling Safety, Cyclist Rights, Reserving Bike Lanes For Bicycles, Scooters In Bike Lanes, Sharing The Road, Traffic Laws
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Someone Thinks That Drivers Are Dumber Than We Do
Regular readers of this blog will recall the post I wrote a few days ago about the difference between bicycling advocates’ agendas and bicyclists’ interests. In that post, I mentioned a comment I received from a regular reader who, like … Continue reading
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Tagged Bicycling Advocacy, Cars Sharing The Road With Bicycles, Humorous Driver's Manuals, Massachusetts Registry Of Motor Vehicles, Sharing The Lane, Sharing The Road, State Produced Driver's Manuals
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Wrong Way Bike Lane Riders
Drivers often complain about bicyclists riding the wrong way down streets. They get particularly upset when this happens on one way streets because they don’t expect to see a moving object coming right at them. Cyclists have mixed views on … Continue reading
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Tagged Bike Lane Etiquette, Riding The Wrong Direction In Bike Lanes, Sharing The Road
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