Posts tagged Bike Safety
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Sharrows tell drivers to share the road with cyclists, except when that road is a state highway
Sharrows are great for streets where there isn’t room for a traditional bike lane. But sometimes, they’re used as a way to avoid putting in a bike lane, which is bad for bicyclists and drivers alike. Keep reading…
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Where DC area bike fatalities happen, in one map… and what’s the real “intersection of doom”
Since 1987, over 100 DC area cyclists have died in motor vehicle crashes. This map shows where they are. And there’s just one intersection in the region which had two separate fatal crashes. Can you guess where? Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Volunteers needed
The new way to pay fares; Get dense; DC General gets a playground; Street Sense human cameras?; Dig into DC’s past; Not a giant rebate; No more Hailo; So close yet so far; Bike crashes up and down; And…. Keep reading…
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What is “contributory negligence,” and why is it such a big danger for cyclists and pedestrians?
Say you are riding along on your bicycle. Your tail light battery dies one evening, and then a texting driver crashes into you. Can you recover your medical costs from the driver? Or, say you are on foot and need to cross a street where the nearest crosswalks are far away. But then a drunk driver speeds by and hits you. Or, you’re biking and get doored. A police officer, confused… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Car-freedom
Car-Free Day is today!; Put the phone down; The future of clean transport; Fairfax County bicycle plan almost ready; Two birds, one stone; River flows change MD/VA border; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: CaBi lives
CaBi moving forward; Arlington soulless?; Metro fares by phone; Greenbelt redevelopment; Children’s National at Walter Reed?; DC rail safety scrutinized; New Communities needs overhaul; No more polystyrene; Wheelchair-accessible cabs in Arlington?; A better Memorial Circle. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: DC’s Olympic bid
DC cements Olympic intent; High-speed rail opportunity; Gunfire near DC schools; New Eisenhower Memorial design; Good marks for cycling; MoCo vs. Uber; London’s bike highways; Small town living; And…. Keep reading…
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DDOT wants to ban bikes along streetcar tracks. That’s the wrong approach.
Streetcar service could finally begin this year in Washington, DC. Trial runs are already taking place. And the debate about how people on bikes will navigate the tracks is already raging. Last week, the District Department of Transportation quietly proposed streetcar regulations that would ban bicycling within a streetcar guideway except to cross the street. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Bike on
Silver line biking; Streetcar details; Cycle tracks for children; Pedestrian error; After rent subsidies; RFK plans; Taxi times; Not there yet. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Rails and trails
Tysons growing up; Advocating for grade separation; A case for rails-with-trails; Bus status anxiety; Streamlining trade; Distracted driving; 1980s gentrification; And…. Keep reading…