The Advice “I ride like I’m invisible.” “You have to assume they don’t see you.” “I ride so it doesn’t matter if they see me or not.” How often does some variation of this advice come up on Internet forums? Perhaps you’ve heard it in person from a well-meaning and even experienced cyclist. I’ve even see it as...
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A compelling video is making the rounds of Facebook and cycling blogs on how helmet promotion feeds the fear of cycling.  Mikael Colville-Anderson makes some very powerful arguments against the insistence that all cyclists wear helmets, and shows the real absurdity of that message.  He blames a culture of fear – bolstered by marketing...
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“‘I’ll see it when I believe it’ is more accurate than ‘I’ll believe it when I see it.’” – Social psychologist Karl Weick Regular readers of this blog know we recommend an assertive lane position when the lane is too narrow to share.  Our rationale was initially that when a cyclist is in the right wheel...
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Last night I clicked on a news video on the bbc, before a story, there was an ad for Mercedes Benz that got my attention. I’ve searched all over to find it and post it here, but have been unsuccessful. I did transcribe it. It consists of brief shots of the face of a...
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Hot on the heels of our first Crosswalk Workshop is the upcoming Crosswalk Workshop II on Sunday, October 31st.  We plan to work the crosswalk on Edgewater Drive at Shady Lane Drive at the 7-11 convenience store. Please plan to join us between 3:00 and 5:00 PM to meet with local pedestrians, explain to them...
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I’ve mentioned before that it’s easy to become complacent on residential streets where there is rarely other traffic. I used to have problems on Formosa (a bike route) because the local motorists were accustomed to not seeing traffic before crossing or turning onto it. I narrowly avoided getting hit by stop-sign runners several times,...
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Kasön Bailey’s tragic death can become another traffic death statistic or a springboard for bringing greater safety and convenience to Metro Orlando’s streets for pedestrians and bicyclists.  I’m choosing to pursue the latter. On Sunday, October 17th at 3:00 pm, the first Crosswalk Workshop will be held just 100 yards from the site of the...
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"I was going under the speed limit, about 40 mph because it was very hard to see. I made sure to be in my lane because I couldn't see oncoming traffic or anything much more but (estimate) 10 feet in front of me. I didn't see anyone then all of a sudden boom I...
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The City Council of Independence, Missouri took an unusual step last week and passed an ordinance banning harassment of bicyclists, pedestrians and wheelchair users. Independence City Council unanimously approves anti-harrassment ordinance Wouldn’t it be great to know your right to share the road with motorized vehicles was protected by an ordinance like this? Why not...
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I observe bicyclists wherever I am. I’m curious to see what they do and how infrastructure influences them and the other drivers. I was in my car on Colonial yesterday when a cyclist I was watching was hit by a car. I had driven the car to my massage (it’s still too warm out to...
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