UPDATE (August 29, 2015): Researchers confirm that “Share The Road” Doesn’t Work: http://www.bikede.org/2015/08/29/share-the-road-is-a-problem/ In August, Bike Delaware asked DelDOT to permanently discontinue its use of the “Share The Road” plaque in Delaware. The article on our ask, which can be read HERE, was viewed on the web more than 15,000 times, “liked” more than 1,800…
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by Jillian Farley Just since January, the number of “bike share” bicycles in the United States has more than doubled. An exciting number of those bikes are at university campuses of all sizes ranging from coast to coast. What will it take to see some of that rapid growth happening in Delaware? Alongside a…
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UPDATE (August 29, 2015): Researchers confirm that “Share The Road” Doesn’t Work: http://www.bikede.org/2015/08/29/share-the-road-is-a-problem/ UPDATE (January 19, 2014): Bike Delaware is one of 10 finalists for the Bicycling Magazine People’s Choice Award: http://www.bicycling.com/news/advocacy/vote-bicycling-people-s-choice-advocacy-award?page=0,4 UPDATE (November 4, 2013): DelDOT announced it will discontinue all use of “Share The Road” plaque: http://www.bikede.org/2013/11/04/goodbye-share-the-road/ Bike Delaware has asked the Delaware…
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Research shows that the largest share of the community is “interested but concerned” about bicycling; this group may be nervous riding with traffic or may lack confidence in their cycling skills. The Newark Bicycle Plan seeks to increase the ease of bicycling for these citizens with improvements to off‐road routes, low‐volume streets and educational programs…
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by Tom Vanderbilt Published in Slate January 7, 2013 If you had been handed, a decade ago, a map of the U.S. and asked to predict where the novel idea of bike sharing—then limited to a few small-scale projects in a handful of European cities, might first find its firmest footing, you probably would have…
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Thanks to Mark Luszcz of DelDOT Traffic, the official schematic drawings for the final right turn-only lane (RTOL) treatment designs are complete. Next step is to submit them to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to ensure they are compliant with the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD). From there, Mark (lead engineer on the…
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Cross-posted from WashCycle – Kate Ryan reports from the Montgomery College cycling conference that Chief of the Maryland National Capital Park Police Darien Manley said he’d like to see a shift away from the “Share the Road” mentality. “The share the road/share the trail concept implies that every user is an owner, and that they’re…
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A bit of Tuesday morning contrarianism from our friends down in Baltimore: Abandon ‘Share The Road’ …The “Share the Road” message doesn’t work. It’s time to abandon it….[in favor of the “Bike May Use Full Lane” sign]… And this is not a unique complaint. Other folks have also complained that the “Share The Road’ sign…
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We’re sharing Jacquee’s story to encourage people to think about cycling for transportation in Delaware. If you have a story about using a bicycle instead of a car to get places that you’d like to share too, we’d like to publish it. Contact us here. by Jacquee Lukawski I live in Bellefonte, a suburban area…
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