Some new landscaping in Baldwin Park is causing a line-of-sight problem for the Cady Way trail where it crosses Baldwin Park Street over by 436. Some new trees have been planted on the southwest corner and it obstructs the view of east bound drivers as well northbound users of the trail. There is a...
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You can see Orange County numbers here, but here is the meat for the last 5 years. The 2007 numbers are 38 and 15 if you can’t see them. Miami-Dade had 9 cycling deaths, while Orange has almost double that. Pedestrian Fatalities 38 30 42 42 38 Bicyclist (or Other Cyclist) Fatalities 6 9...
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how lucky we are that we have police bicycle training. When I read a story like this one from near Austin, Texas I am reminded about it. The Sheriff’s  deputy thought he was being smart by riding on the wrong side of the road so that he could see an oncoming car. A car...
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I believe cycling is better governed by principles and by social contract than by laws, but of course that’s just wishful thinking. Cyclists and motorists will inevitably violate both, so we need the law (and law enforcers) to protect us. Take queue-jumping; the practice of passing stopped traffic (motorists). In most situations it’s probably...
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The key to confident cycling lies in your powers of observation. The safest and most competent traffic cyclists are not necessarily bold or fast. They are observant. They identify patterns in the chaos and they take advantage of them. One thing most cyclists find intimidating is having a mass of speeding cars bear down...
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I’m reading Traffic: Why we drive the way we do (and what it says about us) by Tom Vanderbilt. In chapter one he begins with the 1950 Disney short, Motor Mania. It’s a must see, so I wandered off to see if someone had put it on Youtube. I was not disappointed! So here,...
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Had enough yet? I was half way to work yesterday, feeling like superwoman, by the time I realized it wasn’t all me. Duh. We all know the price for the tailwind on the way to work. Nothing makes a headwind into a sufferfest faster than a wide-open road and I was in no mood...
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If you drive your bicycle on the roads long enough, you are bound to witness a motorist doing some over-the-top, outrageously stupid and unsafe thing as a result of your presence. More than likely you will have to watch in frustration as they disappear over the horizon, never to face any consequences. It’s a...
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