Bicycling
Basics
Three Reasons People Don’t Bike That Policymakers Should Pay Attention To
Driver aggression is far from the only reason why people don't ride bikes, a new report finds — and if they paid more attention, policymakers could seize the opportunity to systemically address the most frequently ignored "personal" barriers to traveling on two wheels.
October 5, 2022
Not All Roundabouts are Created Equal When it Comes to Bicycle Safety
As roundabouts decrease traffic deaths for drivers, some designs of the controversial traffic treatment may actually increase non-deadly collisions for people on bikes. while scaring others off riding entirely, a series of studies suggests — and its raising thorny questions about who might get hurt along the road to Vision Zero.
September 30, 2022
Advocates Hope D.C.’s Proposed Right-On-Red Ban Will Inspire National Reform
The nation's capital is poised to become the second major city in the United States to repeal a dangerous law that allowed drivers to make right turns at red lights — and some advocates believe other communities are overdue to follow.
September 28, 2022
Study: Some Roundabout Designs Slash Injury Crashes Up to 85%
An Indiana city famous for roundabouts was able to cut injury-causing traffic crashes by as much as 84 percent at intersections outfitted with the circular design, a new study finds.
September 21, 2022
Opinion: America Should ‘Think Round’ For Safety for Vulnerable Road Users
Congress has not only codified roundabouts into federal law for the first time, and put them at the top of the list of examples of highway safety improvement projects. They've also defined them as providing “for the safety of all road users.”
September 19, 2022
Commentary: The Dutch Call Dangerous Designs Evil. They’re Right.
Motorists hit BUILDINGS, but paint is going to keep a cyclist safe on a six lane arterial? Let's use the right word to describe when planners and politicians build things they know will cause death and dismemberment
September 16, 2022
Talking Headways Podcast: Back in Time!
We're at 400 episodes. Join us for a fun trip down memory lane!
September 15, 2022
Epic 150-Kid ‘Bike Bus’ Shows America a Better Way to Get to School
A viral video of hundreds of students biking to school together shows how to give more kids the opportunity to get to school on their own two wheels.
September 8, 2022
Q&A: Dutch Safety Experts Coming to San Francisco
Streetsblog talks with Chris Bruntlett of the Dutch Cycling Embassy about street safety and next week's visit to California
September 1, 2022
‘We’re Luring Bicyclists To Their Deaths’: Husband of Diplomat Killed While Cycling Turns Anguish Into Advocacy
The husband of a U.S. diplomat who survived an evacuation from war-torn Ukraine only to be killed in a car crash as she biked on a Maryland road is raising money to stop other families from having to endure similar tragedies — and urging the public to reckon with an epidemic of traffic violence that's left his children without a mother.
September 1, 2022
