I think I am on pretty safe ground when I say that eleven pages shouldn’t be necessary to explain a single, tiny aspect of traffic design to drivers. Yet, that is exactly how many pages the City of Minneapolis used when they published “Bike Lane Basics” complete with diagrams just in case the text doesn’t...
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What might happen if we introduced a variety of low-speed, electric vehicles into cities? Might it reduce noise pollution? Air pollution? Speeding? Crashes? Injuries to pedestrians and bicyclists? Might it expose the absurdity of Balkanizing the streets? Those are possibilities I ponder when I see increasing numbers of LSVs around my neighborhood (Audubon Park and...
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This case came across my radar today. It involves the case of a LEO driving a patrol car and striking a pedestrian. Apparently, Brevard County uses two people patrol cars and, well  . . . I’ll let you read the rest and draw your own opinion. County Judge Kelly McKibben acquitted a Brevard County sheriff’s...
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Terrific video by ronconcocacola. Sent by John Ciccarelli. I’ve been following the bike-v-car wars surrounding the rapid implementation of segregated bike lanes (or cycletracks, or whatever they’re calling them) in NYC. I haven’t commented on it much. While I don’t think bicycle rat runs are the solution to the larger traffic culture problems, I find...
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The article, Little. Yellow. Dangerous. "Children at Play" signs imperil our kids discusses the reasons such warning signs are ineffective. Unfortunately, Children at Play signs are subject to the usual shallow politics that governs decisions about neighborhood signage.
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“We are traffic! Let’s eat!” said Brad. It was raining steadily, but all the ride leaders showed up for the First Friday ride. Of course, only the ride leaders were there. We decided food and beer sounded better than leading ourselves on a 10 mile ride, so we headed directly down Mills to Bananas. Just...
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I think there are some points we can learn from this article. From the Wall Street Journal: You don’t need a car to get road rage. For many people, few things are more infuriating than slow walkers—those seemingly inconsiderate people who clog up sidewalks, grocery aisles and airport hallways while others fume behind them. Researchers say...
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Yesterday morning as I was cruising the news feed, I watched a 1950s animation of futuristic highways, then read an article about a Broward County bikeway lacking safe and efficient crossing where it intersects major streets. This is the Disney vision of future transportation in 1958: It’s a utopia of luxury and ease created by technology....
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This is a sobering video.
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All this effort for 5 MPH. Bowing to persistent pressure from Brickell residents, bicycle and pedestrian activists, and city and county officials, state roadway engineers have agreed to reduce speeds along busy Brickell Avenue, as well as add crosswalks and “share-the-road” markings to improve safety. The changes will be incorporated into a...
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