Transportation neutral language policy

Published / by Richard Masoner / 8 Comments on Transportation neutral language policy

Bikes are traffic! I found an interesting little gem in the comments of this post about right hook collisions. It’s a pointer to the city of West Palm Beach, Florida transportation neutral language policy. Check it out. This policy introduces the idea with this Much of the current transportation language was developed in the 1950’s […]

LAPD arrests motorist for assault with deadly weapon

Published / by Richard Masoner / 14 Comments on LAPD arrests motorist for assault with deadly weapon

Update Nov. 2 2009: Dr. Christopher Thompson tried and convicted of all seven counts against him. Christopher Thompson is an emergency room doctor who sent to cyclists to the hospital with his car. A motorist was arrested after he allegedly swerved in front of two bicyclists during an argument over rights to the road and […]

Google maps announces Streetview Europe with Tour de France routes

Published / by Richard Masoner / 6 Comments on Google maps announces Streetview Europe with Tour de France routes

Google launched their European edition of Streetview last week which provides an interactive “street view” of various map locations. The really cool thing is that they launched with almost the entire Tour de France 2008 route included in their Streetview coverage. Here’s the view from Avenue du Commandant de Champagny in Cholet near the beginning […]