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My Helmet-Wearing Criteria
Carbon Trace —
Authority: 123
Disclaimer: While I definitely have opinions about bicycle riding, everything I write on Carbon Trace should be read as my telling you about what I do and not my telling you what you should do. Further, this site is about utility bicycling (including short-distance commuting), not sport bicycling. I am most ...23 hours ago -
Analog Tachometer
Motorized Bicycle Engine Kit Forum —
Authority: 161
I dont know about anyone else, but I get kinda tired of reading digital displays while riding. The speedometer is kinda a pain at night since I have to press a button to make it light up every time I want to check my speed, and that tiny tachometer that everyone seems to be talking about on here doesnt seem to suit my ...2 days ago -
Missouri Scores OK in PDI Rankings
Carbon Trace —
Authority: 123
The recently-released Dangerous By Design report by Transportation For America shows that Missouri has plenty of room to improve pedestrian safety. But there are bright spots. From the TFA website, here’s an explanation of the city rankings: The Pedestrian Danger Index (PDI) is a measure of the relative risk of ...3 days ago -
The Police Safety Review – Safety from the 50s II
Palm Beach Bike Tours —
Authority: 122
As promised , here’s the full 24-page booklet distributed by the Cape Girardeau (MO) Police Department in the mid to late 50s. Click on any image to make it larger, then move through the gallery by clicking on the left or right side of the picture. ...4 days ago -
Pedicabs Becoming More Popular?
Carbon Trace —
Authority: 123
An article in today’s USAToday says that pedicab businesses are growing and prompting municipalities to pass safety regulations. We have some pedicabs in Springfield, but I don’t know much about them. I’m thinking I need to change that. The article isn’t very specific about what safety regulations are ...4 days ago -
Wet Road
Motorized Bicycle Engine Kit Forum —
Authority: 161
What tires get really good grip on wet ground because the tires on my regular beach cruiser slip out easy when the ground is wet and im turning or braking?4 days ago -
1950-Era Safety Tips for Children (Part 1)
Palm Beach Bike Tours —
Authority: 122
We Baby Boomers grew up in a time of contradictions: on the one hand we were told by friendly turtles that we’d be safe from a nuclear explosion if we ducked ‘n covered under our school desks; on the other, we were constantly being warned that some activity or another was likely “to put an eye out.” While ...4 days ago -
Betting My Brains
Carbon Trace —
Authority: 123
Today I rode downtown without a helmet. (Play the shocking sound track of your choice in your head now!) I felt perfectly comfortable, safe, and normal because, frankly, bicycling is a comfortable, safe, and normal thing to do. If we’re going to wear helmets based on some probability that we might actually crash ...4 days ago -
Rules of the Road for Bikers
The Green Workplace —
Authority: 116
As a little kid, I remember very clearly listening to my mother tell me that bicyclists need to follow the rules of the road, just like drivers. Granted, at that point, I wasnt riding my bike in very heavily trafficked areas (around the park, to my friends house a few doors down, etc.). Now, I sometimes ride my bike ...6 days ago -
Cyclist to cyclist:: Lets do right
Spokes 'n' Folks —
Authority: 490
A couple of bicycling groups and a bike-loving ad man are cranking up an effort to get bicyclists and motorists to be more considerate of each other. A campaign called "Ride Right, Drive Right"... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]1 week ago -
Rules of the Road
Chicago Moms Blog —
Authority: 117
Theres a storm on the horizon, a battle brewing between motorists and cyclists, and it promises to be ugly, if not deadly. Im not sure when bicyclists went rogue, when it became a badge of honor to cut off (and flip off) any motorist in their path, but suddenly I feel under siege by these two-wheeled renegades. ...1 week ago -
Finally a Conclusive Literature Review on Cycling Infrastructure and Safety
New Haven Safe Streets Coalition —
Authority: 106
Finally a decent, conclusive literature review on cycling infrastructure! The researchers at UBC did a great job with their report, which reviewed several dozen English-language studies and was released just a few weeks ago. Check it out: Winters, Meghan et al. The impact of transportation infrastructure on ...1 week ago -
Cheap and easy headlight idea
Motorized Bicycle Engine Kit Forum —
Authority: 161
Here is my cheap and easy headlight idea. I went to Harbor Freight and purchased a 2 pack of 3-1/2" Nine LED Flashlights on sale for $2. I have found that ¾ emt electrical conduit holders just about fit around the body of the flashlight. Then I retrieved a piece of sturdy flat stock about 6" in length. Drill 2 ...1 week ago -
Cyclists need to learn the instant stop
Spokes 'n' Folks —
Authority: 490
Theres a life-saving maneuver that Im willing to bet half the cyclists on the road today have never learned. Its called the instant stop. Its commonly taught in the Riding in Traffic course by... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]1 week ago -
Herndon car crash and bike accident lawyer Doug Landau donates children’s coloring books to Town of Herndon
Landau Injury Law —
Authority: 122
After Doug Landau donated coloring books to the “Bike 2 Work” festival, the Smith Mountain Lake Triathlon and the Giant Acorn festival in Bumpass, Spotsylvania, Virginia, he brought these bicycle safety booklets for kids to the Herndon Depot Museum. Next time you visit us at ABRAMS LANDAU, Ltd., please visit the ...1 week ago -
Tail Lights
Motorized Bicycle Engine Kit Forum —
Authority: 161
Hi everyone, I recently lost my headlight while cruising to the local store....the tail light remained....so I went up to Wally World the next day and bought a cheap Bell light kit for a stop gap measure until I could afford a better lamp.....but low and behold......the cheap ass kit I bought turned out to be ...2 weeks ago -
Fuel Tanks and Fire
Motorized Bicycle Engine Kit Forum —
Authority: 161
Guys, This is a strange one but one that needs to be shared here because all of us, except our electric compadres have fuel tanks and gasoline to contend with. An old firefighter buddy of mine, recently retired, knowing that I have motor bikes, called me and relayed a story he had read about in a firefighter ...2 weeks ago -
Borrowed Time
O'Ceallaigh & The Quill —
Authority: 126
We were making spaghetti sauce, and had gotten to the point of adding the seasonings when we discovered that we didn’t have all the herbs we needed. It was late and the stores were closed, so I went next door to try and borrow some … Well, no. What I’m really borrowing is the time since around 9 HST on the ...2 weeks ago -
Report Shows Bicycle Injuries in US are Becoming More Severe
New Jersey Accident and Injury Law Blog —
Authority: 419
A new report shows that bicycle injuries in the country are becoming much more severe, and require much longer hospitalization time. The study also shows that in spite of efforts, helmet use has not increased significantly. The study was conducted on 329 bicycle accident injuries admitted to the Rocky Mountain ...2 weeks ago -
Battery Powered Headlights
Motorized Bicycle Engine Kit Forum —
Authority: 161
Hi everyone, Im tired of my POS headlight.....its totally unsafe at night when you have no streetlights to navigate by.....what in yalls opinions are the best for the buck ?...Im not speaking of generated headlights but just the kind where ya slap in some AAs......let me know please ? Thanks, Salty.shft.3 weeks ago
