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 potential conflict. (All the drivers are not necessarily there at the same time.) What direction is the driver of each (1-4 when crossing the...
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While visiting my parents over Christmas, I joined them for several bike rides on Gulf Breeze (a spit of land between Pensacola Bay and Pensacola Beach). Much of this peninsula is essentially a sand bar with a busy US Highway running through it. Years ago a recreational cycling loop was designed to circle the...
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Sanibel Island has a complete network of side paths. Side paths (with new, fancy names) have become the fantasy of mode-share-obsessed bike advocates. I got a week-long taste of them in a microcosm environment.
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