November 2009
44 posts
When Bikes Lane Law is Violated & Unenforced →
“Just because the city put down some white paint, doesn’t mean drivers are paying any attention.”
What will it take in a city like Philadelphia to consistently enforce parking law?
October 2009
42 posts
Bad driving may have genetic basis, study finds →
“These people make more errors from the get-go, and they forget more of what they learned after time away,” says Dr. Steven Cramer, neurology associate professor and senior author of the study published recently in the journal Cerebral Cortex.
Respect Road Law, Get Respect →
I was idling at a red light on 17th Street the other afternoon, at ease on my nameless, burgundy-colored three-speed as I enjoyed the gentle fall sun, when a taxi driver pulled up in the left lane and barked: “Do you always stop at lights?”
I figured I’d answer honestly. “I try to,” I told him.
“Then I’ll give you respect,” he allowed, before...
NY Legal System Fails the Vulnerable on Our... →
Scooters not welcome on Philadelphia sidewalks →
The city has rolled out designated on-street scooter and motorcycle parking, but this type of parking is problematic for scooters, which take up much less space and produce less carbon emissions than cars.
- In these new parking spaces, there is currently nowhere to actually lock your bike up. Awesome. - Even tho the parking space needed to park a scooter or motorcycle is a fraction of what a...
Street Story: Walking on the Sidewalk & The Need...
I was walking a few days ago in a quiet residential neighborhood (a few blocks from my house). I was on my way back from a public park after an intense exercise workout. As I went walking down the sidewalk, rather fatigued from my workout, a car came suddenly barreling in reverse out of a driveway. I quickly stopped and yelled “Hey!” The driver apologized sheepishly at first, but as he...
Portland church to dedicate permanent bicycle... →
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“Enough with the damn bikes, you know the...
DC to install its first cycletrack →
Salute All Cars, Kids. It’s a Rule in China. →
“This is not directed at the police enforcement, just a plea—I know there...”
– A Philadelphia Pedestrian’s Plea — by joegetzoff / Philly.com
Survey: 90 percent of avid Oregon bicyclists also... →
DA Fails to Prosecute Road Rage Driver Who... →
Broderick was arrested in June and charged with leaving the scene of an accident with a personal injury, a misdemeanor. But for reasons that are mystifying to us, the Manhattan DA told Gawker today—after weeks of requests for updates—that they are letting him go unpunished: “We declined to prosecute because we could not sustain the burden of proof on personal injury,” a spokeswoman...
Cyclist testifies that driver deliberately caused... →
SFPD and Health Department Announce Pedestrian... →
The SFPD and DPH will share the grant worth $302,189. SFPD will focus its enforcement on the following citations at or near intersections with disproportionate collisions involving pedestrians:
Motorists violating pedestrian right-of-way
Violations by pedestrians
Vehicles violating the posted speed limits
Right turn violations at intersections
Red light violations
Subway systems of the world, presented on the same... →
Compassionate design for bicycles in spaces... →
Facilitators, meanwhile, say we should change the laws and the environment to recognize the innate differences between bikes and cars. That means special facilities like bike lanes, bike paths (elevated trails separate from the road), and even Copenhagen-style traffic lights for bikes. It would also mean changing car-centric laws that don’t make sense for bikes, like the rule that says you...
This Bicycle is a Sculpture: LEED Certified... →
The approved show features a bike rack which may hold up to 20 bicycles at a time. Students who register with the exhibit organizers receive “This Bicycle is a Sculpture” stickers to put on their bikes. When they present their labeled bikes to the security desk, they are handed a large wooden paddle inscribed with one of three slogans: “Outdoor parking is insufficient,” “Stop me before I kill...
Space Hogs Where You Live →
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WatchThe Rudeness of Drivers in NYC.
“Think about, when was the last time you did something that inconvenienced 200 people? That guy did it right there.”
Mark Gorton, Open Planning Project, In response to a car blocking the crosswalk.
New Jersey sees 33% rise in pedestrian fatalities,... →
“For a variety of reasons, a lot of people are walking, biking, and taking mass transportation in New Jersey, yet we are still building and upgrading streets with no sidewalks, no crosswalks and no bike lanes. This has to stop,” said Pete Kasabach, Executive Director of New Jersey Future. “Older people deal with the effects of incomplete streets every day, and make up a disproportionate share of...
Texans outraged driver who struck and killed... →
When It Comes to Vehicular Violence, NYPD Sees No... →
Despite the carnage and eyewitness accounts, none of which appear contradictory, NYPD told the Queens Courier the driver would face no charges:
According to police, the driver “had a clean license;” he was neither arrested nor issued any summons. “We weren’t there to witness an infraction,” the police source said.
This case again plainly exposes the hypocrisy in how city law...
Portland is best biking city, and that's pathetic! →
The city has invested only 1 percent of its entire transportation budget, about $2.7 million total, toward building bikeways over the last seven years. Additionally, the number of bike lanes built in the city has almost flat-lined during that period. From 1995 to 2000, the city launched into bike improvements with gusto, doubling the number of Portland bikeway miles from 114 miles to 222 miles....
