California Governor signs 3 foot passing bill (for real this time)

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New and improved news, this time with actual FACT CHECKING! Legislative update from the office of California Governor Jerry Brown: 9-23-2013 SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced that he has signed the following bills:     … AB 1371 by Assemblymember Steven C. Bradford (D-Gardena) – Vehicles: bicycles: passing distance Read the […]

Video detection of bicycles for traffic lights

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Most cyclists have encountered stubborn traffic lights that don’t detect bicycles or motorcycles. Since 2009 in California, new traffic lights that detect traffic must also detect bicycles and motorcycles. This law requiring bicycle detection for actuated traffic lights has encouraged some additional innovation by traffic equipment vendors. To comply with state law while maintaining a […]

PARKing Day events in San Jose California

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The Bay Area Greenbelt Alliance will host several pop up parks in San Jose during PARKing day on Friday, September 20 2013. Also beginning at 11 AM, parking spaces in front of VTA’s Downtown Customer Service Center at 55A N. Santa Clara Street will be transformed into friendly places where bicyclists can receive a tune-up […]