With the subway system working well under capacity, endless traffic jams and hour-long lineups at the pump, the best way to get around the Big Apple these days is by bike. Continue reading Best way to get around NYC post Sandy? Ride a bike
This loss of life could have been avoided had the intersection and bike path been designed properly. Continue reading 18-year-old cyclist killed last week in Lachine
It sucks getting cut off by drivers. While most drivers check their side-view mirrors and blind spots, too many of them out there don’t. Continue reading Getting cut off – video clips from a frustrated cyclist
On several occasions this year a driver has angrily “explained” to me that he has a right to the road because he pays for it. Is this claim justified? Continue reading When drivers tell me to get off the road
In a recent article in The Atlantic Cities, contributing writer Eric Jaffe helps explain the “historically rocky” relationship between cyclists and police officers in New York. Continue reading Cops and Cyclists in NYC
Could New York, a city known for its streets full of aggressive and crazy drivers actually become a safe place to ride a bike? Continue reading New York City – a safe place to bike?
Here is footage of how I got doored yesterday on the Christophe Colomb bike path near Rachel. It sucks getting doored. It’s the kind incident that shatters a cyclist confidence in being able to ride safely through city streets. It puts cyclists in a powerless situation that can lead to serious injury and even fatality. In the worst case scenario, getting doored can cause a cyclist to lose control and veer into moving car traffic. Some bike paths are designed to eliminate the possibility that the door of a parked car, adjacent to a bike path, can swing open and block … Continue reading Getting Doored
City Planners in the Copenhagen region are trying to entice suburbanites to take their bike instead of their car when traveling downtown for work or pleasure. Their strategy is to create 26 cycle superhighway routes linking the suburbs and the city. Continue reading Cycling Superhighway – the Danes do bike paths better than we do
The problem with the path arises at two intersections: where Brébeuf meets Marie-Anne and where it meets Gilford. At both of these intersections, cyclists traveling along Brébeuf encounter a stop sign whereas drivers traveling along either Marie-Anne or Gilford do not. This intersection design is confusing for cyclists as well as for drivers. Continue reading More on the Brébeuf bike path
Toutes les pistes cyclables à Montréal ont quelques tronçons et intersections qui sont particulièrement dangereux. C’est dans ces lieux où un grand nombre d’accidents prenne place. C’est nécessaire que la Ville établisse une liste de ces endroits risqués et mette en place des mesures pour régler ces problèmes. La piste cyclable Brébeuf pourrait être qualifié à la fois de sécuritaire et de dangereuse. Si on regarde le tronçon entre Rachel et Laurier, qui mesure 1.1 km, on trouve que Brébeuf est une rue assez calme avec peu de conducteurs. De plus, les intersections ne sont pas fréquentes; il y en a … Continue reading Des solutions simples pour rendre les pistes cyclables à Montréal plus sécuritaires
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