March 14, 2014
by julie
Comments Off on Accidents Are Not Caused By “Crowds”
In Austin, Texas, during SXSW, an automobile driver drove his vehicle into a crowd of people killing 2 and injuring at least 23. Naturally, this has become an opportunity for people to shriek about SXSW getting “too big!” Is SXSW … Continue reading
May 3, 2012
by julie
Comments Off on Minnesota Cycling: Deaths Down, Injuries Up
The Minnesota Department of Public Safety and the Minnesota Department of Transportation have released preliminary numbers on bicycle-related traffic accidents for 2011. I use the word numbers, because that’s what they are — pure counts. In 2011, 4 bicyclists were … Continue reading
April 21, 2011
by julie
Comments Off on Bike/Ped Accidents in Minneapolis: Let’s Be Careful Out There
The Minneapolis safety record for bicycles is suffering right now. First, a driver jumped a curb near Dinkytown and hit several pedestrians. Today, a right-turning dump truck killed a cyclist near 4th Street and 15th Avenue, again near the U … Continue reading
April 12, 2011
by julie
Comments Off on Additional Hearing on Minnesota Careless Driving Bills
EDIT: This has been rescheduled for Thursday, April 14, at 1:00 PM. A key piece of the 2011 Bicycle Alliance of Minnesota legislative agenda has been the support of bills to increase careless driving penalties. Cyclists have been encouraged to … Continue reading
March 1, 2011
by julie
Comments Off on SF201 Hearing Today!
We have previously covered the proposed harsher penalties for careless drivers who kill or inflict serious injuries on bicyclists and pedestrians. At yesterday’s Minnesota Bicycle Summit, many participants spoke to their legislators to support the bills, SF201 and HF68. Senate … Continue reading