|
|||||
|
Copenhagenize posted this video about a system called Pedestrian and Cyclist Detection with Full Auto Brake by automaker Volvo. I don’t know any details about where or when the system will appear on vehicles in the wild, but it is certainly a welcome development that can’t come soon enough. The more we can do to . . . → Read More: Pedestrian and Cyclist Detection with Full Auto Brake This is old news, but new to me. The popular children’s toy LEGO produces one set of blocks that allows children to reenact a bicycle crash. The set is called “Ambulance”, but the person needed medical attention has apparently just crashed a bicycle. Lego City Ambulance Bike Crash I would not have expected this . . . → Read More: LEGO City Ambulance Bicycle Crash Cher the Road – via stoftey on Instagram FYI, this is not MUTCD approved. Request for experimentation is required. This post is cross-posted at Streets.mn. A recent report by researchers Greg Lindsey, Kristopher Hoff, Steve Hankey, and Xize Wang from the University of Minnesota is available for download from the Center for Transportation Studies website here. The report is titled Understanding the Use of Non-Motorized Transportation Facilities, and it is a fantastic read for anyone interested . . . → Read More: Understanding the Use of Non-Motorized Transportation Facilities The Prudent Cyclist alerted me to this video about Oregon’s “Scenic Bikeways”. I love the idea of developing a statewide network of scenic bikeways. In some ways, we’ve already been doing this for years, since planners and engineers tend to assume that cyclists always prefer scenic (rather than direct) routes. It’s not immediately clear . . . → Read More: Oregon Scenic Bikeways Cyclelicio.us brought my attention to this contraption: It doesn’t look fun or convenient. It looks awkward and uncomfortable, a bit difficult, and I want to know what happens when this guy accidentally runs over his own foot with the rear wheel. Richard Masoner at cyclicio.us has a nice picture of some 4″ tall rubber curbs some cities are using to delineate bike lanes and keep cars from encroaching. 4th St Cycle track by Richard Masoner / Cyclelicious, on Flickr I like this kind of installation, although most communities here in MN would probably shy away . . . → Read More: Plastic Curbs to Delineate Bike Lanes The July issue of Catalyst (the new and improved version of the U of M CTS Report) includes the following article about the economic impact of the local bike sharing system: Nice Ride spurs spending near stations: Since a Nice Ride station selectively increases accessibility around it, researcher Jessica Schoner explained, “Our theory was that people are . . . → Read More: Economic Impact of Nice Ride Stations A MinnPost article with the same name as this post has a pretty cool animation of the daily routes taken by Nice Ride MN users, the local bike-share company. …we’ve animated a day in the life of Nice Ride bikes in the Twin Cities. Click play and zoom into the map to see how bikes . . . → Read More: A day in the life of Nice Ride bikes Twin Cities Transit linked to this video: This could be a very real problem along the Central Corridor… Twin Cities Cyclists: don’t be this guy. . . . → Read More: Lucky Cyclist |
VeloTraffic is a cycling blog by Reuben Collins, a Traffic Engineer, Transportation Planner, and Cycling Enthusiast living in Minneapolis, MN. |
||||
|
Copyright © 2013 VeloTraffic - All Rights Reserved Powered by WordPress & Atahualpa |
|||||
Recent Comments