Tag Archives: safety
Murder Machines
Murder Machines: Why Cars Will Kill 30,000 Americans This Year. A good essay-length look at how social norms regarding streets and safety have changed over the last century, and why our current norms and design guidelines lead very predictably to … Continue reading
How safe is our bike infrastructure?
A major study in Vancouver, BC has looked at the relative safety of biking on various types of infrastructure, by looking at several hundred actual accidents resulting in hospital visits by cyclists over an 18 month period. Vancouver has a … Continue reading
Preventing Bicycle Fatalities at US-36 and Violet
Two bicyclists have been killed at the intersection of US-36 and Violet Avenue since 2009. The most recent was TJ Doherty, on July 24th, 2012. Both cyclists were headed southeast on US-36, and were hit by cars traveling northwest, making … Continue reading
NHTSA, AAA join together for National Bike Danger Month
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and AAA have joined together to promote National Bicycles Are Dangerous Month. I don’t understand why the US DoT would think that AAA and the NHTSA have any experience with bicycling. They’re both catastrophically … Continue reading
Bike Helmets Not Warranted
A concise explanation from Urban Country on why bike helmets really aren’t warranted. First, cycling just isn’t that dangerous, and we do most safe things without a helmet. Second, strongly promoting or legally requiring them discourages cycling in general, and … Continue reading
Why don’t I dress up like a traffic cone?
Why not dress like a traffic cone when you ride your bike? Lots of great reasons, from the Lazy Randonneur. Including, importantly, the desire to move cycling in the US beyond being some kind of sporty geeked-out niche activity.
