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How to prevent car versus bicycle crashes that kill and maim?

As we in the Bay struggle with conflicts between cars and bicyclists sharing the same road, so does the public in Los Angeles County. Check out this story about a doctor on trial for four felony accounts related to a collision with some bicyclists who allege the physician tried to harm them.

“Though data suggest that cycling fatalities have actually fallen nationwide,” reads the LA Times story, “one new study suggests that the injuries cyclists suffer in traffic accidents are becoming more severe.” Read the rest of this entry »

Posted on Friday, November 6th, 2009
Under: Bicycling, Safety, driving | No Comments »

Rolling along the Benicia Bridge with new lane, more space

Posted on Monday, August 3rd, 2009
Under: Bicycling, Bridges, Caltrans, connectivity, driving, walking | No Comments »

A bike commute on the back roads, deer and all

Posted on Thursday, May 14th, 2009
Under: Bicycling, Environment, Misc. Transportation, driving | 1 Comment »

Rage on the road: How do we avoid the ghost bikes?

Posted on Wednesday, December 10th, 2008
Under: Bicycling, Environment, driving, global warming | 3 Comments »

the warm, fuzzy politics of bike-to-work

Posted on Thursday, May 15th, 2008
Under: Bay Bridge, Bicycling, Bridges, Caltrans, Capitol Corridor (Amtrak), Retrofitting, Transit vs. driving, driving, global warming | 5 Comments »

paying off my carbon credit account

Posted on Wednesday, April 30th, 2008
Under: Amtrak, BART, Bicycling, Capitol Corridor (Amtrak), Environment, connectivity, driving, global warming, rail | 10 Comments »

i’d rather be riding the bullet train

Posted on Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008
Under: Altamont Commuter Express, Amtrak, BART, Bicycling, Capitol Corridor (Amtrak), Environment, Funding, Transit vs. driving, connectivity, driving, fuel, global warming, high-speed rail, rail | 11 Comments »

train in vain

Posted on Tuesday, April 15th, 2008
Under: Amtrak, Bicycling, Buses, Capitol Corridor (Amtrak), Carpooling, Environment, Transit vs. driving, connectivity, driving, fuel, global warming, rail | 14 Comments »

taking back the streets with Caltrans

Posted on Tuesday, March 18th, 2008
Under: Bicycling, Caltrans, walking | 8 Comments »

on and off-track

Posted on Friday, March 14th, 2008
Under: AC Transit, Amtrak, Bicycling, Buses, Capitol Corridor (Amtrak), Safety, Transit vs. driving, connectivity, driving, rail, traffic signals | 2 Comments »