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Everybody’s doing it

Richard MasonerOctober 31, 2013Leave a Comment

Everybody’s doin’ it doin’ it doin’ it, picking their nose and failing to stop behind the limit line at a red traffic light.

KRON’s Stanley Roberts visits the South Bay to watch traffic shenanigans in the city I work in.

He shoots a conga line of people blowing through a red light on Bowers at Augustin in Santa Clara, California.



This video reminds me of this recent story, in which a British Member of Parliament who once castigated cyclists for running red lights was herself ticketed for running a red light while driving her car. Oh pooh.

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Every lane a bike lane, on the bus

Richard MasonerMarch 11, 20131 Comment on Every lane a bike lane, on the bus

I and several others have mentioned LA Metro’s Every Lane a Bike Lane bicycle safety campaign. You’ve seen the graphic. Here’s how it looks on the back of a bus.

Every Lane is a Bike Lane ad LA Metro bus

It reached me via a Santa Cruz County transportation planner, who got it from this page, who in turn got it from Michael Manio who originally posted it to the LA Bicycle Coalition Facebook page. (Thanks, Andy, for pointing that out).

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New passenger mirrors on taxicabs to help prevent doorings

Richard MasonerFebruary 18, 2013Leave a Comment

From San Francisco’s Mission Mission, which notes the installation of small mirrors for cab passengers to look at before they open the door:

Oblivious taxi passengers exiting the vehicle have long been a constant menace to cyclists on Valencia and other streets with bike lanes for some time, so let’s hope this addition becomes more widespread and actually encourages clueless folks to check before carelessly flinging open their door!

Cab drivers in San Francisco also receive educational material developed by the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition to remind them of the dooring hazard. The drivers are taught to pull all the way to the curb and instruct their passengers to egress on the curb side.

More –> New cabs come equipped with passenger mirrors to check for cyclists prior to egress. Via Roymeo.

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