Ride Boldly!

I think we all know the stats:

Drivers are 8 times as likely to get in an accident while texting than those, you know, paying attention
Driver distraction was reported to have been involved in 16 percent of all fatal crashes in 2008
An estimated 22 percent of injury crashes were reported to have involved distracted driving

(Source: USDOT [...]

Edina is back to squawking about potential improvements for bicycles, this time on W. 70th. Some readers may realize I’ve piled onto Edina at least twice previously – in one case, for focusing on bike lanes as magical, and in another case for a distracted driver complaining about kids being kids, which they are wont [...]

Requiring children to wear bicycle helmets has reduced child bicycle-accident mortality in Ontario, Canada.

There is apparently controversy about the construction/repair of the bicycle/pedestrian crossing of MN43 across the river at Winona!
Apparently, MNDOT is using creosote-treated wood for the crossing. Exposure to creosote can cause irritation of the skin, and eating it is an especially bad plan.
MNDOT points out that it’s a river crossing, so metal is a [...]

MapQuest has a very cool post about how they work with data sources to ensure accuracy of routing directions that focuses on the loss – and recent reopening – of the I35W bridge in Minneapolis.
It’s rare that my work life as an Internet Alpha Geek has this kind of overlap into the stuff I discuss [...]

Riding the wrong way – against traffic – is one of the most hazardous acts for a cyclist. Yet, many inexperienced cyclists do it, chiefly because they believe that being able to see traffic oncoming will allow them to react better.
This is, of course, false. Two objects moving toward each other at any speed will [...]