Make stop signs a yield for cyclists

September 27, 2009
By Twodeadpoets

Make stop signs a yield for cyclists. Would this work in Washington State?  There are a lot more physics involved when an cyclist stops and starts from a stop that doesn’t apply to motorists but would motorist feel slighted that they don’t get the same treatment or would they understand that this might help...
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A helmet saved my life

September 10, 2009
By Twodeadpoets

A helmet saved my life. “…in the state of Western Australia where bicycle helmets have been mandatory for all ages since July 1992, the annual cyclist death toll from 1987 to 1991 (pre-law) averaged 7.6 fatalities per year.  From 1993 to 1997 (post-law) it was 6.4 fatalities per year, representing a 16% reduction.  However,...
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Bicycle Comics – Yehuda Moon and the Kickstand Cyclery | A Buffet of Traffic Laws

September 10, 2009
By Twodeadpoets
Bicycle Comics – Yehuda Moon and the Kickstand Cyclery | A Buffet of Traffic Laws

Bicycle Comics – Yehuda Moon and the Kickstand Cyclery | A Buffet of Traffic Laws.
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Term of the Day

September 10, 2009
By Twodeadpoets

Lane splitting – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Brought to you buy Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia “Lane splitting is riding a bicycle or motorcycle between lanes in the same direction as traffic. It is also sometimes called lane sharing, whitelining, filtering, or stripe-riding.  Lane splitting usually refers to moving at a greater speed than traffic,...
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Former Ontario Prosecutor Charged in Cyclist Death – NYTimes.com

September 1, 2009
By Twodeadpoets

workers said that the motorist repeatedly mounted the sidewalk and drove near lampposts in what seemed to be an attempt to brush off the man hanging onto the side.
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Portland’s Cycle Track

September 1, 2009
By cdcolburn

Skeptics view biking, transit, density and urban growth boundaries as a kind of virtuous self-denial, well meaning, but silly and uneconomic. Critics see the seeds of economic ruin. They claim planning, policies and regulations that restrict use or access to resources impede growth and lower household income. Both the skeptics and the critics are...
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