Hi all, Check out: http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/04/01/how-stupid-is-your-bike-lane/#comment-42475 Excerpt: April 1, 2008, 8:17 am How Stupid Is Your...
John Schubert
Schubley@...
Apr 2, 2008 4:52 pm
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Is the Berlin study you mention the 1987 police study or is there something new? The Copenhagen is the best I've seen because it compares accidents before and...
The traffic lanes on a local bridge are being narrowed to make more room for a multi-use recreational path on one side. The outside lane that is parallel to...
... This bridge in Victoria is not very long http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnson_Street_Bridge It is considered a bottleneck for cyclists as it is between...
... I rode on this a couple of years ago when I vacationed in Victoria. I was quite confused by this whole arrangement on the bridge. The lack of a curb cut...
Hi all, ... to make more room for a multi-use recreational path on one side<<< My thoughts: -- Curb cuts as you describe them will probably work reasonably...
John Schubert
Schubley@...
Apr 4, 2008 8:56 pm
24472
... Yes - the ramps will have to be clearly marked with one-way arrows, etc. Not that that will stop them. Plus, because there can be significant pedestrian ...
... aghast that bikes would ever use the road in the first place ( "won't they get run down from behind?" was a question the parks commissioner asked me...
Note how the video shows the idiocy of bike lanes on the edge of a traffic circles or any place where there are frequent and well-used intersections. Alan...
... That's a clever take on the film. The bicyclists were merely pulling an annoying prank, but inadvertently demonstrate the conflict created with a bike lane...
... It is interesting (however, I did see the bear), but I don't believe it has much relavence to cyclists not being seen if motorists don't specifically look...
... Although intended as a message just for motorists, cyclists can learn from this video too: to increase the odds that you'll be noticed, act as much like...
I don't think you have quite the right slant on this. I don't agree with your 'bright' colors bit at all. Having a headlight is a good instruction, but I don't...
... As much as I'd like to take credit, it's not my own 'bit': "Look, But Don't Touch" By Art Friedman. "The trick is making yourself ... seen." "Most threats...
That was great reading. Wasn't it John Forrester who says that cyclists fare better when operating as vehicles? Since the article references motorcycles, it...
... The only claim of a scientific support is something he calls the Hurt Report, yes? I don't see anything other than his own questionable impressions about...
... "Summary of Findings" * http://www.magpie.com/nycmoto/hurt.html * "14. Conspicuity ... is a critical factor in the multiple vehicle accidents, and accident...
I've experienced the same, because I'm a roadway cyclist too, but it's not possible to convince everybody else. Providing my neighbor with the vest has...
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chainguard@yahoogroup...
Apr 7, 2008 6:30 am
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Hi all, Regarding the bike lane on the traffic circle: ... traffic circles or any place where there are frequent and well-used intersections.<<< I agree....
John Schubert
Schubley@...
Apr 7, 2008 1:22 pm
24493
... John, You've misinterpreted the essence of my post. I agree that some car-bike collisions like some Left Crosses are due to motorists not registering ...
... I agree, and your example of their not seeing heavy trucks illustrates the point very well. It will always be the case that people see what they expect to...
... What I mean is that I don't believe that motorists can be taught to specifically look for bicyclists because motorists are already looking for anything...
... Ach, du lieber... Münster is supposed to be some kind of cycling paradise, but apparently it doesn't stop cyclists from being jerks. And just so you know,...
On Mon, Apr 7, 2008 at 12:48 PM, Wayne Pein <wpein@...> wrote: What I mean is that I don't believe that motorists can be taught to ... On this topic...
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