Here are some lessons about riding in traffic from Keri Caffrey of Commute Orlando. It’s a dance!
Bicycling in traffic is a dance you lead from Keri Caffrey on Vimeo.
Note the commanding and confident lane positioning.
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The transportation committee hearing for HB 1250 is today in Jefferson City. I was unable to change my schedule, so I won’t be testifying. I did, however, send Rep. Sara Lampe my thoughts on the bill, including links to everything I’ve written so far on Carbon Trace.
Click here for my reasons for opposing this bill.
I [...]
HB1250 — the bill that would require cars to pass bicyclists by no less than 3 feet — is scheduled for a hearing in Jefferson City on Tuesday. I am not sure I can make it to testify, but I’m going to try. I will, however, be contacting my Senator and Representative to make sure [...]
Mighk Wilson, of Bicycling Is Better, has decided not to renew his membership to the League of American Bicyclists. He’s a guy with a lot of serious bicycling cred. So when he says the following, I’m inclined to listen:
I don’t want this to be seen as a League-bashing exercise. I’ve been wondering if I should [...]
Charles Pelkey’s bicycle safety article in the VeloNews makes this claim:
Getting a precise breakdown of the actual risks per mile is a bit more difficult, but a rough analysis of 2005 fatalities would suggest that riders are between three and 10 times more likely to die per mile traveled than are drivers.
Sounds scary.
I prefer my [...]
In case you missed it, I’m reporting from Florida until school starts. I’m in Naples and will be visiting Orlando. Tomorrow (Sunday) I’m planning to ride much of the downtown area to get a feel for the zeitgeist of Naples. I’ll post photos, video, and comments soon (unclear because my internet connection here is ratty).
The [...]
If you’re looking for some bicycle-related resolutions, check out the list on the Adventure Cycling Association weblog. Number 2 mentions the 1-mile Solution. (Hat tip to Randy at Kansas Cyclist for the heads-up.)
I’m happy about that because the 1MS really is an easy and achievable self-improvement.
Looking for help? Check out our Drive Less, Live More [...]
From the Springfield News-Leader this morning:
A 14-year-old boy on a bicycle was struck and killed by a pickup truck Tuesday night at the intersection of Clifton Avenue and High Street in northwest Springfield.
Springfield Police Lt. Kevin Grizzell said the accident occurred about 7:30 p.m.
According to Grizzell, a Toyota Tundra pickup was eastbound on High Street [...]
An interesting report from the UK has this to say about the cause of bicycle crashes with cars resulting in injury and death:
With adult cyclists, police found the driver solely responsible in about 60%-75% of all cases, and riders solely at fault 17%-25% of the time.
The cyclists’ lobby group CTC said the report showed that [...]
Slow ain’t in the American vocabulary, baby!
And that plays a role in why about 35,ooo to 40,000 Americans die in traffic every year.
This figure shocks no one because, frankly, we 1) don’t give a shit, and 2) think that it won’t happen to us because “I’m a better driver than others” (read this because you [...]
Members of the STAR Team of Ozark Greenways received the following e-mail yesterday (published here with permission) from Brent Hugh, executive director of the Missouri Bicycle Federation, regarding the HB 1250. Hugh had originally alerted us to the bill. His message is in response to our inquiries and comments.
I wasn’t very precise in my wording.
The [...]
The New York Times today published a major article on the socio-political history of the marketing of cell phones for use by car drivers. I found this part particularly interesting:
Long before cellphones became common, industry pioneers were aware of the risks of multitasking behind the wheel. Their hunches have been validated by many scientific studies [...]
Don’t you just love a headline that promises more than it can deliver?
But what I’m about to do is something of a thought experiment in second-person voice. I’m imagining the following scenario based on my own experiences as a driver (for more on how drivers think, I suggest reading the How We Drive [...]
I don’t know — in any absolute terms.
I do know that I like the choices 23 Springfield drivers made today while I ran errands in the urban core.
What follows is anecdotal and should not be considered the basis for any decision regarding House Bill 1250 to create a “3-foot law” in Missouri. I urge Carbon [...]
On my bicycle, riding through the streets of Springfield, Missouri, I am a legal vehicle on the road. If the road is sharable (wide enough for a car to pass a bicyclist safely in the lane), then I am obligated by law in this state to ride as far to the right as is safe [...]
