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Read MoreFDOT Lip Service
I was going to write about the lip service that our FDOT Secretary, Anath Prasad, has been dishing out, but someone beat me to it. She lives in Cleveland, but she seems...
Read MoreFlorida Bicycle Lane Law Changes Again
Further loosening of the lane use requirement. Underlining is what was added. HB-1223 which took effect on 1/1/2013 316.2065 Bicycle regulations.— (5)(a) Any person...
Read MoreThe “I Am Traffic” Bicycle Education Colloquium
Florida Bicycle Association, CommuteOrlando.com, and CyclingSavvy are proud to announce a gathering of some of the best minds in the nation in bicycle-related education...
Read MoreOrlando Makes the Top 100! Again!
It seems as though every morning brings us news about hit and run drivers, post offices run into, or fatal car crashes. After a while of reading these reports, it...
Read MorePersonal safety when cycling alone
[Note from LisaB: I'm posting this on behalf of a female Commute Orlando reader who requested anonymity] There is confident, and then there is overconfident. I...
Read MoreNo Excuse for Speeding
A campaign by the government of the Netherlands (Ministry of infrastructure and the environment) aimed at motorists who are speeding in the built up areas in the towns...
Read MoreWhere’s That Driver Looking?
The following images are a series of crosswalk scenarios. The orange arrows show where the cars are going. The black arrows show where the bicyclist needs to look for a...
Read MoreClassic Left Cross
Fortunately, the cyclist was not injured. This is very similar to the one time I was hit by a car. It’s also similar to a more violent crash that occurred on...
Read MoreHave You Been in a Bike Lane Crash?
I’m compiling and mapping crashes involving cyclists in bike lanes in Orange, Seminole and Osceola Counties. If you’ve been involved in such a crash...
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