Traffic signal reference wheel

Published / by Richard Masoner / 6 Comments on Traffic signal reference wheel

Most “traffic actuated” traffic signals in California are triggered through electromagnetic detectors embedded in the road surface. They’re simply large metal detectors that detect the presence of a vehicle by inducing a magnetic field in them. They work well when there’s a large, horizontal metal surface over them, like you have in cars and trucks. […]

Ed McLaughlin writes a letter to the editor

Published / by Richard Masoner / 3 Comments on Ed McLaughlin writes a letter to the editor

For those of you who were around in 2007, you might remember cyclist Ed McLaughlin. This “Bike King” from Chico, California was car free from 1982 to 2007. He found the Chico Velo cycling club. Largely through his efforts, his town was listed at the #1 bicycling community by Bicycling magazine in 1997. Ed now […]