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Study: Cycle Tracks Safer Than Riding in Street

A new study published in the journal Injury Prevention reports that cyclists in Montreal using dedicated cycle tracks have lower incidence of injury than cyclists using the street.

Cycle tracks are fairly common in Montreal and throughout Europe, particularly in the Netherlands. These are generally segregated from the traffic in the street, but still essentially part of [...]

February 11th, 2011 | Category: bicycle facilities, bicycle routes, bicycle safety, bicyclists, bike lanes, complete streets, encouragement, engineering, europe, evaluation, netherlands, oregon, roadway design, roadway use, share the road, statistics, traffic calming, transportation options, urban planning | Comments are closed

McCain Takes Aim At Airport Bicycle Parking

Legislation often has weird clauses, but this one is super-weird. The most excellent StreetsBlog reports that Senator John McCain (R-AZ) inserted a stipulation in the federal aviation reauthorization (SB 223) that could bar airports from using passenger facility charges for bike parking facilities if it stays in the bill and the bill is passed.

The League [...]

February 9th, 2011 | Category: bicycle advocacy, bicycle facilities, bicycle laws, bicyclists, encouragement, europe, federal funds, jerks, league of american bicyclists, legislation, netherlands, oregon, politics, share the road, transportation options, urban planning | One comment - (Comments are closed)

Another Day to Love Those Wacky Dutch

Alkmaar, best known for a cheese market or something like that (never been there), now gets international media coverage for a drunk guy on a bike on top of a car.

He got the Dutch equivalent of public intox (yes, they have one), but not a drunk driving charge. He wasn’t driving, [...]

July 4th, 2007 | Category: netherlands, vehicular cycling | Comments are closed

Bike Ferry

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Bike Ferry, originally uploaded by Days Between Stations.

A bicycle ferry to get bikes and pedestrians over a canal near Delft, the Netherlands. Price to ride: 1 [...]

May 19th, 2007 | Category: bicycle commuting, bike tours, europe, netherlands, roadway use, share the road | Comments are closed

golf cart?

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golf cart?, originally uploaded by Days Between Stations.

In the Netherlands, these small cars (or golf carts, really, based on size) are allowed to share many bike lanes and paths with bicycles. Mopeds, scooters, and small [...]

May 19th, 2007 | Category: fun, netherlands | Comments are closed

Bicycles of Holland

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Bicycle, originally uploaded by Days Between Stations.

On this bicycle in Amsterdam, note the integrated front-end carrier. Most people use them for small children, although they seem handy for grocery [...]

May 19th, 2007 | Category: bicycle commuting, bicycle frames, europe, netherlands, riding position | Comments are closed