Pete, I suggest trying to get the appropriate organization to put in a double-yellow center stripe through the curvy section. Beyond that, I have found that...
... This might be changing the topic, but my feeling is that double-yellow (meaning no crossing of the centre line to pass) will discourage safe overtaking of...
I haven't posed to this forum for awhile... I just got a call from my husband, Steve, this morning that he was hit by a car while returning from dropping our...
... It does to me. My commute to work is on a flat collector street that is relatively wide (cf. my Brigham Young urban planner story) but has a school...
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... Is "partially controlled" defined anywhere? The additions seem ominous. They weren't added for nothing -- how did they get there, I wonder? This puts me in...
... Oddly, I seldom ride down that hill, so I don't know if it is an issue. The speed limit is 25 mph and one would certainly hit that speed going downhill. ...
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... Without having been there or seen the police report, my take on it is that it is more like a motor vehicle-motor vehicle type crash rather than a mv-bike...
My guess is the driver, if he was even looking, was concentrating on the bike and didn't even notice the trailer. Is there a flag on the trailer? If not, it...
Here are two other cases. I was rear-ended two years ago while towing a cargo trailer. Also, remember Paul Tay, who was quite vociferous on this list some...
Cars rear end each other all the time and they are much bigger. They just don't concentrate. Shyrley ... My guess is the driver, if he was even looking, was ...
I believe this only applies to Santa Clara County, which has a network of "Expressways", which seems to be unique in California. When I first moved to the...
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http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/news/1112353215199980.xml Senate approves 2 bills to alter rules for bicycles SALEM -- Two bills the...
... I cannot find it right now, but I recently read a summary of one or more European studies of car-bike collisions that determined that children in trailers...
... Oh come on! What evidence is there that a flag does any good at all? If the motorist didn't see the several square feet of a bright trailer why would...
It sure wouldn't hurt. Anything you can use to make yourself more visible when on your bike, whether you're towing a trailer or not helps your chances of...
... A trailer definitely seems safer to me than a child seat. I found out more about the crash last night. When the driver hit the trailer, she pushed it...
... However, working to recognize when something is a rabbit's foot or reading tea leaves versus something meaningful, has its place in life too. The exercize...
With the larger than normal activity relating to the Burley trailer accident, the list will be temporarily unmoderated, probably for a day or tow. Your...
... ^^^ To jump right in and abuse that fact..... Interesting slip of the typing fingers, given the topic that caused the rush. Glad everybody came out...
... not one is ... There are those who would argue this point i.e. conspicuity vs perspicuity. In terms of collision avoidance, it may be no good being...
... There is a fascinating article in the current Discover magazine about an autistic woman who designs systems for animals. Apparently, her autism makes her...
JFS: good to read this comment, which I think is more likely than not to be accurate. I may contact a few people who work at 1120 N St in Sacramento to learn...
... Yup, bicyclists have to have a secret handshake in order to leave their containment zones. ... Pretty clear additional evidence here that some people think...
This seems like a reasonable conclusion, but I'm not sure what to do with this information. If cyclists as a group were more skilled, then rear-endings could...
... The two collisions I've had on the road that have resulted in any injuries or damage have been from behind with other cyclists--one I tried to overtake a...
It's just an observation. I don't know what to do with it either. Like you said, if cyclists as a group were more skilled the total number of car/bike...
... Well, the good news is that defensive driving or cycling techniques can reduce the chance of being rear-ended, especially when stopped at intersections....
The woman is Dr. Temple Grandin. She designs systems of humane animal slaughter. I am myself an adult man with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Asperger's...
