By Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director Editor’s Note: This post first appeared as Newsletter #559 on September 29, 2019. This post includes a few updates. Many cities and states around the country have adopted a Vision Zero program which strives for zero traffic deaths, usually by a specific year. Some of the oldest programs, though, […]
62 Blog Posts From the Bicyclist Tag
Do Vision Zero Programs equal more Traffic Accidents?
January 17, 2020 • 2 Comment • 85TH PERCENTILE, Bicycle, Bicyclist, PEDESTRIAN, Road Diets, SAFETY, Speed Cameras, Speed Limits, Traffic Calming, traffic safety, VISION ZERO
The 5 Steps You Should Take In Case of an Accident with a Cyclist
• January 8, 2020 • 0 Comments • Bicycle, Bicyclist, CELL PHONE, INSURANCE, Insurance Companies, NHTSA, SAFETY, Tips
According to a recent paper published by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), there were 857 recorded fatalities of cyclists in 2018. That is more than 2 fatalities a day in the US! Unfortunately, as there are increasingly more and more cyclists on the road, this statistic is likely to increase with more cyclists […]
So This is What Complete Streets Comes Down To?: NMA E-Newsletter #573
January 6, 2020 • 0 Comments • Bicycle, Bicyclist, Complete Streets, LEGISLATION, NMA, PEDESTRIAN, Road Diets, SAFETY, VISION ZERO
The Complete Streets Act of 2019, U.S. House Bill 3663, is creating a lot of rhetorical questions on our part. In NMA E-Newsletter #552, the title question was “An Appropriate Balance for Whom?” in response to the bill’s declaration that the needs of walkers and bike riders must be accommodated before those of drivers on […]
Little-Vehicle-Topia: Micromobility and the Rest of Us
December 1, 2019 • 0 Comments • ATW, Bicycle, Bicyclist, E-Scooters, Gas Taxes, Infrastructure, INSURANCE, Mass Transit, Micromobility, Road Diets, SAFETY, Scooters, Speed Limits, VISION ZERO
From Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director Editor’s Note: This post first appeared on the Auto Tech Watch blog on February 10, 2019. All the articles linked have not been updated. I was exercise walking in my local park last fall and suddenly out of nowhere, a young woman on a scooter zipped past me and […]
What about Speed Limits?
• November 22, 2019 • 0 Comments • 85TH PERCENTILE, Bicyclist, Complete Streets, DISTRACTED DRIVING, NMA, PEDESTRIAN, SAFETY, Speed Limits, VISION ZERO, YELLOW LIGHT TIMING, YELLOW LIGHTS
Editor’s Note: This blog post first appeared on NMA’s Driving in America blog in February 2018. Have you ever noticed while driving that generally the experience is fairly civil? Not too much chaos…not too many drivers overdoing it. We all drive along because in reality we just want to go where we need to go […]
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