Via Calvert Co. Gov. News Briefs
Portions of Main and Church streets in Prince Frederick are closed as the Maryland Department of Transportation’s State Highway Administration (SHA) makes road improvements. The project involves numerous improvements including: installing a raised brick island to create a right-turn lane from Main Street to Church Street; constructing brick sidewalks on Church Street between Heritage Boulevard and Main Street and on Main Street between Old Field Lane and Armory Road; installing bicycle lanes; improving drainage and resurfacing the roadways.
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https://somd.com/news/headlines/2015/19641.shtml
Jogger to pay $300K for making U-turn in front of cyclist
[B’ Spokes: Despite the dangers that headphone jogging zombies pose on cyclists you will never see signs posted admonishing joggers to obey necessary or even arbitrary rules like you see for cyclists and only cyclists on our trails. :/ ]
https://www.myfoxdc.com/story/29722461/jogger-to-pay-300k-for-making-u-turn-in-front-of-cyclist
This Sunday! Vacant Houses by Bike: Salvage, Demolish or Preserve?
Learn about Baltimore’s long history with vacant houses (both tearing them down and fixing them up), the famed Dollar House program, and more on this bike ride and tour Eli Pousson, Director of Preservation & Outreach at Baltimore Heritage.
The tour is approximately 10 miles with multiple stops.
https://baltimoreheritage.org/event/vacant-houses-preservation-demolition-renewal-bike/
Traffic Accidents Top Cause Of Fatal Child Injuries
By Brenda Wilson, NPR
Nearly a million children worldwide die every year as a result of unintentional injuries, and the biggest killer is traffic accidents, according to a report from the World Health Organization.
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https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=98055567
Annapolis police charge man in hit-and-run involving cyclist
By Tim Pratt, Capital Gazette
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The light turned green and the driver behind him, later identified as Carr, began honking his horn, yelling and pointing at the light, police said.
The man told police he began putting his water bottle away when Carr, driving a Ford Explorer, rear-ended his bicycle, police said. The front bumper of the Explorer got stuck on the rear wheel of the bike, the man said, keeping the bike in the upright position.
Police said the man got off his bike and began to call 911 as Carr attempted to drive away. The bike remained lodged under the front bumper as Carr left the scene, police said.
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https://www.capitalgazette.com/news/for_the_record/ph-ac-cn-annapolis-hit-run-0731-20150730-story.html
Cyclists obeying the letter of the law bring traffic to a stand still.
[B’ Spokes: So after the police started ticketing cyclists for failure to stop at stop signs, the cyclists got together and they all stopped at stop signs as the law requires. Motorists were not happy with the result.]
https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2015/07/30/wiggle-stop-in-cyclists-bring-san-francisco-traffic-to-a-standstill-wednesday/