San Mateo County Health System is the public health agency for San Mateo County on the San Francisco Peninsula. They’ve published a call for proposals to train health system employees on the use of non-car transportation to agency work locations in San Mateo and will pay up to $10,000 for a contractor who can complete read more
I’m sure somebody will find this interesting. The Dutch Institute for Road Safety Research (‘Stichting Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek Verkeersveiligheid’ or SWOV) say they’ve never studied the risk of cycling in the dark versus daylight until recently. They announced their results with the boldly groundbreaking headline: “Cycling in the dark more dangerous than in daylight.”
Happy Friday, everybody! It seems like a lot of people are thinking of bike lights recently.
Update: I heard from Heaven Fest organizers. Thanks for your attention on this! This isn’t a city or county government, but a private event. The Heaven Fest Colorado Christian Music Festival at Longmont’s Union Reservoir have banned biking and walking to the event as part of their traffic management plan.”
The Safety Illumination of Rider light (“SIR Light”) from Safe Bicycling Innovations mounts to the seat tube or seat post to illuminate the cyclists legs. According to inventor Dr. James Carillo, the standard bicycle lights “does nothing to identify the rider as a bicyclist.” Carillo created the SIR Light after a near accident with a read more
