Posts tagged Motorcycles
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Breakfast links: The 27% Solution
Dead heat; Gray wouldn’t resign; Will new residents matter?; Park, not parking; Rethinking Rosslyn; One capital tower; Clear snow in MoCo?; A different kind of biker crash; And…. Keep reading…
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Can motorcycles fit in an urban context?
Where do motorcycles fit in a city? Should we promote them more, because they take up less space and use less gas? Or should we discourage them because they’re noisy and dangerous? This past July, I finally gave in and took the motorcycle safety course, bought the gear (helmet, full textile suit, gloves, boots), got my license, and bought a 1983 Honda Shadow 500. In good weather,… Keep reading…
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Changes may come to DC’s scooter laws
It may have taken two arrests of a 64-year-old Georgetown woman, but there is hope on the horizon for those who want changes in the District’s scooter regulations. DC law classifies all motor scooters as motorcycles, meaning that scooter owners must hold motorcycle licenses, wear a helmet, register their scooter, show proof of insurance, and pass a motorcycle skills… Keep reading…
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Weekend links: Regulations confuse
Scooter laws trip up; Montgomery’s uncertain regulations; Connecticut Ave, illuminated; Manassas Park survives debt, foreclosures; Oklahomans shift highway plan; And…. Keep reading…
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Are scooters bikes or motorcycles?
District law accommodates bicycles and automobiles together on urban streets, but scooters sit in a gray area. Some are classified as motorcycles and others motorized bicycles, which enjoy greater flexibility. To encourage this alternate mode of transportation, regulations should treat scooters more like bicycles than motorcycles. In February, I purchased what… Keep reading…
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Mean streets: Ghosted bike
The most striking traffic safety issue this morning isn’t a fatal crash or dangerous intersection, but the removal of a ghost bike memorial to Alice Swanson, who was killed just over a year ago after being run over by a garbage truck at 20th and R streets, NW. City Paper has the most complete account of what happened to the ghost bike; it seems DPW removed it after receiving complaints… Keep reading…
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Press reports avoid human agency for cars but not motorcycles
As we’ve discussed in the past, reporters have an unusual habit of avoiding any implication that a driver of a vehicle had anything to do with that vehicle’s hitting people or objects, running off the road, or any other activity. That’s often not the same for bicyclists or motorcyclists. Keep reading…