Delaware 2013 Bicycle Friendly State “Report Card”
Between May of 1997 and March of 2008 (over 10 years), Delaware’s unemployment rate was between 3 and 4%. But for the last four years, unemployment has stubbornly...
We know what we want. And it all comes back to the “Bike and Pedestrian Improvements” program authorization for the Delaware Department of Transportation. We...
by Melissa Nann Burke The News Journal February 15, 2013 Relatively few Delaware workers commute by bike, but they might reconsider when cyclists are whizzing...
“43% of i-Phone users would go shoeless for a week, rather than temporarily release their phones”
“73% of people sleep with their smartphones on their bed”
“25% Nomophobes (those who fear losing the phone) reported accidents while messaging or talking on the phone”
Is it any wonder that most folks shudder at the idea of biking on the road with cars? How can we blame them? Studies have shown that using a cell phone or similar device behind the wheel is as dangerous as driving drunk. But apparently, an additional 6-7 thousand highway deaths per year in the US (including a highly disproportionate number of bicyclists and peds) is worth the convenience. It’s time to bring the penalties for this behavior (while operating a vehicle) in line with DUI, and begin enforcing it.
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