Safety First. And Congestion Reduction Last.
For the last two years that federal statistics are available (2012 and 2013), Delaware had the highest per capita pedestrian fatality rate in America. As the Delaware Department of Transportation and the Council on Transportation revise the Department’s process about deciding which transportation projects should get built, it is a good time for a reminder about…
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Bring on the havoc. Bring on the wobbly cyclists.
by James D. Schwartz Published at the Urban Country It’s no coincidence that drivers are more aware and cautious on streets that have more cyclists as opposed to streets where there are very few cyclists. Furthermore, wobbly cyclists are traveling slow and have more time to react to car doors and other objects they may…
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The secret, under-used driver education trick available to every cyclist, every day
by Josh Zisson July 9, 2013 Published at Bike Safe Boston Drivers are stuck in cages all day, so it should be no surprise that they sometimes act like animals. The good news is, animals can be trained. Being exposed to more riders on the road is one way that drivers can become accustomed to…
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Comments from Delaware cyclists about sidewalk riding
Question: How often do you ride on sidewalks? A) Never ever. B) Sometimes. C) A lot. “Never ever.” – A.R. “Rarely if ever.” – L.W. “Never.” – R.P. “Rarely and only if conditions are such that I have to.” – K.P. “Unless there is a dedicated wide bike lane I will use the sidewalk.…
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Do you ride on sidewalks?
The League of American Bicyclists recently released a series of videos about bicycling, including everything from “HOW TO CHOOSE A BIKE” to “TRAFFIC LAWS”. The one that caught our eye, though, was “Riding on the Sidewalk”: Riding on sidewalks is, as Commute By Bikes notes, a “hotly debated topic.” Here’s the video from the…
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Why Cyclists Get Hit
I’m reading Daniel Simons’ and Christopher Chabris’ book Invisible Gorilla. You’ve probably seen their video as it is one of the best-known modern experiments in psychology and a YouTube sensation with over 11 million hits. It shows two teams of three students passing basketballs. As a test, viewers are asked to silently count the number…
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Bike Sharing Can Mean Safer Biking
by Sophie Egan Published in the New York Times June 13, 2013 It took only a few days for reports of the first cycling accident involving New York’s new bike-sharing program to begin circulating. But experts and growing experience from bike-sharing programs in other cities make clear that bicycling can be a safe mode of…
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Congestion or crashes? Which costs Delaware more?
“The top priorities at DOT are to keep the traveling public safe and secure, increase their mobility, and have our transportation system contribute to the nation’s economic growth.” – United State Department of Transportation Nearly one-third of traffic fatalities in Delaware in 2012 were pedestrians and bicyclists. In the next few weeks, the Delaware General…
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The Last Time the National Transportation Safety Board Made a Bike Infrastructure Recommendation was in 1972
Cross-posted from Systemic Failure Each year there are tens of thousands of fatalities on the nation’s highways. A disproportionate [number] of those are non-motorized users — bicyclists and pedestrians. Given that the NTSB has made over 13,000 safety recommendations, you might think at least some of those would relate to the dismal state of…
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