Posts tagged Bike Safety
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Breakfast links: Winter (weather) is coming
Patience; I need a hero; Pound foolish; Fight for your right; Walking while black; All aboard; Sorry, kids; Business or pleasure? Pleasure; Toboggan to work day. Keep reading…
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Safer Maryland bikeways get the green light
Thanks to new guidelines, curb-protected or buffered bike lanes will be allowed on Maryland state roads. This change could ultimately make many roads much safer. Keep reading…
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Media reports downplay the dangers of driving while sensationalizing everything else
The media pays a lot more attention to bicycle and pedestrian fatalities than it does car deaths. If reporters went beyond sensationalism to give commuters more accurate, thorough information, people could make smarter choices about how to get around. One transportation myth the media often fuels is that driving is unusually safe. Car crashes are actually the nation’s… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Loss of communication
Metro alarms; Transit snow day; Keep the carpet; Higher speeds in Maryland?; Gas tax will stay; Bigger offices are a must; Bicycling role models; Off the beaten path; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: After the snow
Snow sequel; More plows please; Air rights to Rosslyn?; Snow patrol; Mixed use might; Aging in place; Franklin fallout; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Tax deals
Save the trust fund; Tax stadiums; Black History and urban planning; Homeowners demand help; Fairfax cold to charter plan; High driving; Intersection of doom; Portland and DC changing; And…. Keep reading…
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Cyclists more often get the blame if they die in a crash
Over 100 Washington area cyclists have died in motor vehicle crashes since 1987. Previously, I mapped out their locations. What about the outcomes? Police fault cyclists and drivers equally, except in Prince George’s County, where they overwhelmingly blame cyclists. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Out of batteries
Less money from cameras; Watch out for drivers; Black gold in Virginia?; Broke in Bethesda; Homeless hotels; A county underwater; Boost biking; Bowser meets Boehner; Dig into Metro ridership; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Metro blame game
Metro confusion; Forthcoming investigations; Making Metro safer; Streetcar delayed again; Watch out for these; Safe roads?; ANC antics; Suburban bike lanes; Know your subway signs; And…. Keep reading…
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A driver killed Tom Palermo in Baltimore, but road designers deserve some blame, too
On the last Saturday of 2014, driver Heather Cook struck and killed cyclist Tom Palermo with her car in Baltimore. Police have filed charges against Cook, but Tom’s killing highlights the need for protected bike lanes on roads that are designed for high speeds. Keep reading…