Reflections on Safety, Style and Biking in the Dark
New, Minnesota-based technologies promise to make cyclists more visible to drivers during low light. But they may upset some cyclists’ sense of style.
Category: Safety
Ending Our Obsession With Bike Helmets
If we want to address how cars impact cyclists, there are far more effective ways to do that than simply advocating for helmets.
Top 10 Questions for Bicyclists, Part 5: Separated Bikeways
For this 5-part series, the author crowdsourced drivers’ questions about bicyclists’ mindsets, beliefs and safety practices. Here are the bicyclists’ replies.
Top 10 Questions for Bicyclists, Part 4: Sharing the Roadway
In Part 4 of this 5-part series, the author looks at visibility (or lack thereof) and riding behaviors that may annoy drivers.
Top 10 Questions for Bicyclists, Part 3: Intersections
In Part 3 of this 5-part series, the author examines potential problems at intersections when drivers or bicyclists fail to communicate.
Top 10 Questions for Bicyclists, Part 2: Bicyclists’ Mindsets
For this five-part series, the author crowdsourced drivers’ questions about bicyclists, then posted the top 10 in several bicycle groups. Here are bicyclists’ replies.
Top 10 Questions for Bicyclists: Why Do They Do That?
In this five-part series, the author examines stereotypes among drivers and bicyclists. Read about her methodology — as well as her journey from driver to cyclist.
The Cold Equations of Roadway Safety
Concerned about faster driving? More pedestrian accidents? Less safety for cyclists? Weigh in about the City of St. Paul’s Transportation Safety Action Plan.
Ten Pictures for a Safer Summit
A variety of writers have written thousands of words in support of St. Paul’s plan for protected bike lanes on Summit Avenue. Here, in 10 pictures, is a closing argument.
Vehicular Walking: Take the Lane!
A growing national movement supports Vehicular Walkers — those who consider themselves cars and choose to move on foot with traffic, not confined to sidewalks.