#cyclingsafety
Sports | Cycling
Do Drivers Even Know the Laws That Protect Cyclists? Do You?
Several new laws have been passed recently to keep cyclists and other more vulnerable road users safe.
Sports | Cycling
Opinion: Cars don't have to rule Culver City, or the future of L.A. transit
The Culver City Council will vote on its recently protected bus and bike lanes. At stake is how Angelenos see the future of transit in our region.
Sports | Cycling
Is Toxic Masculinity Causing Cyclist, Pedestrian and Driver Fatalities?
New podcast examines the connection between traffic injuries, car culture and toxic masculinity.
Sports | Cycling
USA Cycling Champion Killed While Biking in San Francisco
The San Franciscan was hit by a car on Tuesday afternoon near the Presidio.
Sports | Cycling
Bicyclists Deserve the Right to Free Movement
US infrastructure is unnecessarily dangerous for bike riders. There’s a better way.
Sports | Cycling
Commentary: Are L.A. drivers suddenly more OK with endangering lives?
There's a difference between knowing pedestrian deaths are up in L.A., and actually facing down increasingly reckless drivers on roads and sidewalks.
Sports | Cycling
San Diego’s Park Boulevard to Get Buffered Bike Lanes Throughout Balboa Park
City’s “Crown Jewel” will also get new dedicated bus lanes for part of the route
Sports | Cycling
E-Bikes Are Booming—And Virtually Unregulated. Will This Lawsuit Make Them Safer?
Twelve-year-old Molly Steinsapir crashed onto the pavement from a Rad Power e-bike and never woke up. With a poorly regulated e-bike industry, who is responsible when a child dies?
Sports | Cycling
'Lily's death was no accident': Chicago cyclists file lawsuit against city, ComEd over illegal parking in bike lanes
"When I'm biking in Chicago, there isn't a single day where I'm biking, and I don't feel like I could be killed."
Sports | Cycling
San Diego prepares to add bike lanes to Convoy Asian Cultural District
The addition of bike lanes on Convoy Street was called for in the 2020 update to the Kearny Mesa Community Plan. It will require the removal of nearly 300 parking spaces, which is upsetting some businesses.
Sports | Cycling
Stranded in the Bike Lane
The city's most powerful bike advocates are fighting to add more protected bike lanes, urging city leaders to spend money and political capital to keep its residents safe.
News | News
North Park group loses lawsuit over 30th Street bike lanes
An appellate court rejected the group's claims that the city failed to do the adequate environmental review before removing parking and putting in bike lanes.
Miscellaneous | Opinion
Column: Is turning right on a red light your California birthright? Absolutely not!
Cities are increasingly outlawing the practice of right turns on red lights as a way of saving pedestrian lives.
Sports | Cycling
At Media Roundtable, DOT Commissioner Tells NY'ers to 'Think Twice Before Getting a Car or Driving'
DOT Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez shares recent efforts to make public transportation more safe and accessible to residents.
Sports | Cycling
How to overcome common objections to bike lanes
In my 3+ years of local advocacy I’ve heard every objection under the sun to putting in safe bike infrastructure. It seems that no one…
Sports | Cycling
NYC BIKE LANE BOUNTY
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Sports | Cycling
Spat at, abused and run off the road: why do some people hate cyclists so much?
Bike riders have always faced aggression from car drivers. But they now find themselves on the latest front in the culture wars – with anger whipped up by the rightwing press
Sports | Cycling
Portland's Latest Bus/Bike Only Lane
The red paint is still fresh on NE Couch between 12th and 6th where the Portland Bureau of Transportation has installed their latest ‘Rose Lane’. It’s all pa...
Sports | Cycling
How will 'Climate Action Plan 2.0' change San Diego's bike policies?
San Diego's new Climate Action Plan includes an aggressive expansion of the city's sustainable transportation goals.
Sports | Cycling
This American Mayor is Creating the Ultimate Biking City
We met up with John J. Bauters, Mayor of Emeryville, CA to learn more about his experience as arguably one of the most bike-friendly mayors in the U.S. In th...
Sports | Cycling
Nobody really understands or likes this street symbol, so how'd it get made?
Basically: It was the cheapest possible option. Relatedly: It's very popular with local governments!
Sports | Cycling
After 3-Year-Old Killed In Uptown, North Side Alderperson Wants City To Tow Cars Blocking Bike Lanes
"With all the people who have been in accidents over the past month, especially on the North Side, we need to do the right thing and keep our neighbors safe,” Ald. Andre Vasquez said.
News | News
3-year-old girl in bike carrier dies when mom goes around ComEd truck parked in bike lane and is hit by passing semi
The semi was pulling away from a stop sign at Leland and Winthrop when it knocked the mother off balance and the girl was thrown under the wheels of the truck, police said.
Sports | Cycling
More cyclists are being killed by cars. Advocates say U.S. streets are the problem
The pandemic got more people riding bikes, but the number of cyclists hit and killed by cars is rising at an alarming rate. "We're buying materials for ghost bikes in bulk," one cycling advocate says.
Sports | Cycling
Killing Cyclists Is As American As Mass Shootings
There are easy ways to prevent both, yet we carry on as if nothing is wrong
Sports | Cycling
Love them or hate them, research offers financial case for big city bike lanes
Bike lanes come with their share of claims and controversies; beloved by some and bemoaned by others. But research suggests bike lines in urban areas can give businesses a boost.
