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"It'll come as no surprise to cyclists—not to mention irritated drivers—that bike riders tend to have what we might kindly refer to as selective vision when...
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Sometimes all it takes is a ride around the city for someone to truly appreciate the benefit of using a bicycle for transportation. We do it...
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Hooked up to the Internet wirelessly and to GPS, the system tabulates a charge for each car trip by using a mileage-based formula that also takes...
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In 2009 alone, 5,474 people were killed and nearly 450,000 more were injured in crashes involving a distracted driver. As anyone who has lost a loved...
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"Thus, as a practical matter, the bus is an option only if I have a lot of time on my hands, have no deadlines, and really...
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So you’re at an intersection. If you’re in a car, trying to make a left, you’re annoyed by all of the people crossing the street during...
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Here’s a good article! A huge study is being done right now to gauge how we assess the safety of streets, just by looking at them. ...
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Wired Magazine recently posted a story entitled “Transportation as a Civil Rights Issue”, by Jason Kambitsis. It discusses the many social inequalities that are perpetuated and/or...
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The study examined 58 infrastructure projects in 11 states, and found out that cycling projects create a total of 11.4 local jobs for each $1 million...
