Category: Biking Elsewhere

https://www.bikesfortheworld.org/

[B’ Spokes: I like the point of education of motorists and a bicycling *network*.]

https://www.nbcdfw.com/video/#!/traffic/transit/New-Signs-Signal-Biking-Changes/135478408

[B’ Spokes: For me this is strong evidence that our public streets should not be for cars only. From watching this video I have two ideas how government can encourage more exercise, make everyone get a dog or put in bike lanes. The reason for my assertion of the latter is that if there is no place to walk to, walking is hard, but even in places with a low walk score you can get to a lot of places by bike. You just need to get out there and move, and making it fun does not hurt.]

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[B’ Spokes: It amazes me that in the winter schools were not shoveling their sidewalks, businesses were not only not shoveling their sidewalks put plowing the parking lot snow onto the sidewalks, a bit different then Canada ]
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from CenterLines, the e-newsletter of the National Center for Bicycling & Walking.
-> According to a Mar. 17th Macleans article, "Many Canadian cities* plow their sidewalks, as well as roads. Like drinkable water and street lights that work, clear sidewalks are a basic municipal service in these urban centres. And yet numerous other cities have abandoned their sidewalk plows and dumped the job on residents instead. Is this fair?…"
"Cities that require citizens to do their own shoveling frequently cite the heavy cost of sidewalk clearing and limited budgets. But sidewalk plowing appears to be one of the great bargains of municipal governance. Winnipeg, for example, manages to keep its sidewalks free from snow and ice for $2 million a year, or less than $7 per household. Try finding a teenager willing to shovel your driveway just once for $7, let alone a whole season…"
* Canadian cities that plow sidewalks: Fredericton, Montreal, Ottawa, Quebec City, the majority of Metro Toronto, Winnipeg, to name a few.
Continue reading “DOES SHOVELING SIDEWALKS COST TOO MUCH FOR CITIES?”

by PATTI NEIGHMOND – NPR (highlight)
"Oddly," says AutoVantage official Michael Bush says, "in Washington, D.C., you’re four times more likely to have somebody drive into you on purpose than anywhere else on the planet."
https://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2011/12/12/143457950/road-rage-a-symptom-of-much-more-than-bad-traffic
[B’ Spokes: Since Baltimore’s crash rate is near DC’s I wounder if you can say the same thing here?]

By Mike M. Ahlers, CNN
Washington (CNN) — Federal accident investigators Tuesday called for a nationwide ban on the use of cell phones and text messaging devices while driving.
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https://www.cnn.com/2011/12/13/us/ntsb-cell-phone-ban/index.html

Except from Streetsblog Capitol Hill by Angie Schmitt

Yesterday I saw a bicyclist do [insert dangerous, stupid, inconsiderate, boneheaded move here] and it nearly inconvenienced me. This means all bikers better watch out because the responsible, productive, law-abiding members of this community aren’t going to tolerate this kind of of anti-social behavior from you riffraff much longer.

Yesterday I saw a car driver do [insert dangerous, stupid, inconsiderate, boneheaded move here] and kill someone!  A tragedy, but it was an accident, no one’s fault really, just one of those bad parts of living in the modern age that we all have to put up with. After all, anyone can make a mistake. It would be a shame to even suspend the driver’s license over it because they really might need it to get to work. It certainly is no reflection on me or how most people drive.

https://dc.streetsblog.org/2011/12/12/brilliant-reader-comment-the-double-standard-on-bikecar-behavior/

B’ Spokes: This story reminds me of the storm grates on Falls Rd. on the bridges (and else where), who is responsible to fix the ones that are broken?
https://www.ottawacitizen.com/travel/Ottawa+cyclist+files+suit+over+bike+spill+injuries/5845045/story.html