Performance Bike members get a newsletter with various tips. The latest has the quoted text below which was lifted from the Berkeley Wellness Letter....
... latest ... Wellness ... A little beyond drivel, of course... often dead wrong. ... Of course, bull. In truth, collision with car hovers around 15-20% of ...
Anyone seen the NEW BIKE EDUCATION VIDEO from the League of American Bicyclists? " "'Enjoy the Ride' is a 22-minute video, hosted by Selene Yeager, which...
... Thanks, Ken, Wayne, I agree with the points made about the article--it runs counter to what vehicular cycling any cycling instructor I respect is trying to...
... I did not exhaustively analyze this paper, but a couple of things caught my attention. The operating rules for pedestrians and bicyclists was not...
This letter was appeared in today's edition of our local newspaper. The writer is a driving instructor for a large and well respected regional driving school....
http://www.sacbee.com/101/v-print/story/20697.html Fears grow over the fate of retired UCD professor Blood was in the home of John Scott, last seen 99 days...
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chainguard@yahoogroup...
Sep 10, 2006 10:05 pm
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I'm very saddened to hear this. I haven't been on this list in years - no time, must bike - and I was just now looking for eFin's contact info to corroborate...
... under ... The LOS report describes 12.8 mph averaged over all the facilities including the slowest ones. The Pinellas trail has the highest LOS, so I'm not...
http://www.drianwalker.com/overtaking/overtakingprobrief.pdf "KEY FINDINGS When overtaking the test bicycle, drivers passed closer when the experimenter: •...
... Other than the misinformation Olynyk is propogating about bicycle lanes (which confuse road operation, creating new hazards), and the irrelevance of the...
... We don't know lane width or anything about oncoming traffic conditions, either. However, even with the small distance from the road edge, there appears to...
Hi all, My good friend Randy Swart wrote a very thoughtful commentary on the British study, asked the author to respond to some comments he had, and included a...
Schubley@...
Sep 13, 2006 11:36 pm
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I have read the summary account published by the University of Bath (drianwalker.com/overtaking/overtakingprobrief.pdf). I fail to see much significance in the...
http://www.streetsblog.org/2006/09/12/city-announces-bike-safety-improvements/ There is a pdf in the above site that gives the details of the analysis of all...
... The explanation is that bike facilities believers feel that such facilities increase "awareness" in motorists. That stripe on the road makes drivers...
... The beat goes on. When cycling advocates, nearly top to bottom, are approached about improving safety, they can only promote what they know is politically...
Michael Poplawski wrote: People promoting cycling are quite resistant ... The BiPed Board here in Chapel Hill NC pushed for a Bike Ed class through Parks &...
... I have to laugh at the assertion that motorists aren't aware of cyclists. Ask the next person you see if they are aware of cyclists, and they will not only...
... The Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective recently got 11 LCIs certified and I sat back to see how quickly their collective enthusiasm would drain when they...
bob.bayn@...
Sep 15, 2006 2:05 am
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... Indeed, when I go to parts of the country plagued with bikelanes (Oregon comes to mind), it's an interesting exercise to try to guess at any point along...
bob.bayn@...
Sep 15, 2006 2:05 am
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Peter Rosenfeld quotes some of, and then comments on, the study: [snip] ... [snip] ... TF: Bizarre, but not surprising. Even if I'd been living on the moon and...
Not that it makes a difference in the report's questionable conclusions, but I wasn't sure of the use of "vehicle" either and it does appear that bicycles are...
In a message dated 9/14/2006 5:42:54 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, wpein@... writes: The explanation is that bike facilities believers feel that such ...
CRKJLAW@...
Sep 15, 2006 10:41 pm
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I came across this and wondered about the statement that "bicycling fatalities have risen almost 25 percent nationwide since 2003." That year, 2003, was a...
