Guidelines to Protect the Safety of Bicyclists, Pedestrians and Disabled Travelers During Road Construction

Published December 6, 2014 / by Richard Masoner / 2 Comments on Guidelines to Protect the Safety of Bicyclists, Pedestrians and Disabled Travelers During Road Construction

The Santa Cruz County Health Services Agency’s Community Traffic Safety Coalition publishes a guide to ensure the safety of bicyclists and pedestrians during road construction projects. The Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission Bicycle Committee have been asked to provide feedback on the next version of this guide.

California Highway Safety Plan

Published May 1, 2014 / by Richard Masoner / Leave a Comment

State transportation departments are required by Federal law to have a “Strategic Highway Safety Plan” (SHSP) as part of an effort to reduce fatalities and serious injuries on all public roads. California includes bicycle safety a segment of overall traffic safety in the state SHSP. Earlier this week, Caltrans updated their internal Information and Talking […]

Delaware ditches “Share the Road” signs

Published April 8, 2014 / by Richard Masoner / 3 Comments on Delaware ditches “Share the Road” signs

The Delaware Department of Transportation announced last November that they would stop using the ambiguous “Share the Road” sign. For the rationale, I’m going to copy the entire article by James Wilson, executive director of Bike Delaware, and Mark Luszcz, chief traffic engineer of the Delaware Department of Transportation, as published in the Institute of […]

Far to the right?

Published November 20, 2013 / by Richard Masoner / 7 Comments on Far to the right?

Are far-to-the-right laws specific to bicycles discriminatory? How do they affect your right as a cyclist to use the road?

Santa Cruz Traffic Report

Published June 17, 2012 / by Richard Masoner / Leave a Comment

School is out for everybody. With warm temperatures and sunny skies everybody is headed to the beach and the Boardwalk in Santa Cruz. With congested traffic and full parking lots, Santa Cruz is a great place to ride a bike.

Pennsylvania 4 foot law bags one!

Published April 4, 2012 / by Richard Masoner / 8 Comments on Pennsylvania 4 foot law bags one!

Pennsylvania’s 4 foot bicycle passing law went into effect on Monday this week. The law claimed it’s first hapless victim on Monday afternoon, when a 17 year old driver was ticketed for failing to pass with four feet after he rear ended a cyclist on the Fahy Bridge in Bethlehem, PA.

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