Ride Boldly!

Last fall, Minneapolis took Hennepin Avenue and 1st Avenues in downtown from one-way streets to two-way streets. This was a big deal, both from people in favor and people who were horrified. In the sense of promoting more people coming downtown, it probably was a net good – one-way streets confuse people who are not [...]

It seems like one of today’s big trend stories is about how motorists can better share the roads with bicyclists. Everyone from Bicycling magazine to local papers are getting in the act. Never one to let a trend completely pass me by unless it’s a really heinous one (I’ve never owned a pair of Crocs, [...]

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 [...]

The Star-Tribune has posted an article about the specific tunnel in which the recent bike path fatality in Bloomington occurred. A few points: A curve and downhill leads up to the tunnel. Prior accidents have occurred in or near the tunnel, although they have not necessarily been well-tracked by Three Rivers Park District. Kids like [...]

I’ve said repeatedly that bike paths are not the magical safety zone that many would believe them to be. We have a tragic example of that from Bloomington, Minnesota, today. MPR reports a bicycle-related fatality as two cyclists collided head-on at a tunnel intersection on a bike path near 86th and Bush Lake Road. MPR [...]

The Star-Tribune reports a cyclist being crushed by a truck on Park Avenue in Minneapolis this morning. If you look at the configuration of the bike lane and the traffic lane at this intersection, and, in fact, all the way along Park Avenue, this tragic occurrence is not surprising. The lane configuration will regularly put [...]