"Predictable is not the same thing as predictably safe." That's out-of-the-box-thinking genius... simple and obvious but most of us would not think of it...
The argument about being predictable has been debated for thirty years in slightly different contexts, and by safety instructors and bikeway designers. A...
Hi all, This is mostly for NRPhillips@... in Delaware, and is at least somewhat redundant to other posts, which I skimmed as I wisked through a week's...
Contrast that with the approach to cycling and the good press by London's Mayor Boris Johnson. Riding alone, for transportation, through the streets of a...
... I just quickly skimmed it, and the one thing that stands out for me is that there is almost complete absence of light condition/darkness/unlit bicyclist as...
LCI Eli Damon has documented his troubles with the law for controlling his lane in Massachusetts on his Facebook page. With his permission, I'm posting it...
This came from Carl Scully, former "Roads Minister" in Australia, in a piece titled "Cyclists do not have the same rights as motorists on roads." He seems...
Does anybody live close enough to DC to attend this workshop? Note that registration for the TRB Meeting is not required to attend the workshop. Bob Shanteau ...
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/11/medicos-find-bike-injuries-are-increasing-in-severity.php From the article: "If our data is a microcosm of what is...
Josh Levin writes a glowing review of this flawed paper for Centerlines, the biweekly newsletter of NCBW. Anybody know who Josh Levin is? Bob Shanteau *** ...
... I am no fan of bikes paths. However, from what I have heard, collisions on separated bike paths, while more common, tend to be less severe. The article...
... That depends on what you mean by a 'separated bikepath'. If I understand correctly, bikepaths in US are built only at special locations with minimal...
Yes, I was wondering about intersection collisions. On sidepaths, bicyclists tend to enter roadways from sidepaths similar to "sidewalk run outs", where the...
Linkedin shows lots of Josh Levins, but it's probably this one: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/josh-levin/13/ab0/758 Josh Levin Bicycle and Pedestrian Planner at...
Bob Bayn
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Nov 12, 2009 5:40 pm
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What would be the point of attending? I live 2.5 hours by train from DC. ________________________________ From: Bob Shanteau <RMShant@...> To: Chainguard...
Well, the study could be worse - they do conclude that "Results to date suggest that sidewalks and multi-use trails pose the highest risk." Many, many of the...
... A couple points: The press release of that study talked more about chest and abdominal injuries than head injuries. Yes, it mentioned head injuries and...
I have seen maps of the Denver bike path situation. These are built alongside the several small rivers that run through Denver. ... collisions ... severe. That...
Ron Utt of the Heritage Foundation has presented his short view of the Surface Transportation Bill developed by Oberstar. It is at the URL given here: ...
Along these lines... ISTM, if you add uninformed novice cyclists to flawed facilities (like bike lanes or side paths) that give them a false sense of security,...
I have had more experience than most American cyclists in cycling through multi-lane roundabouts. I encountered them in Massachusetts decades ago, I regularly...
http://t4america.org/docs/dangerousbydesign/dangerous_by_design.pdf Has anyone written a critique of this? I searched the yahoo group buy came up empty. I...
Tym tucker wrote about that document, in part: "I know there is a lot of pedestrian content here, and CG does not have a dog in that fight..." I don't know why...
Bob Bayn
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Nov 12, 2009 11:38 pm
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John Forester wrote: "My advice was to stay out of the outer lane, use the inner lane until approaching the exit that you intend to take (just as if the outer...
Most of the bike stats here are a reflection of ped issues because most bicyclists are acting like rolling pedestrians. As you might imagine, this is quite the...
I don't know the direct answer to your question (a written critique), but if we knew more about the context you are going to be speaking in, and your role in...
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