Bicycle Safety
Biking Way up in Seattle During Highway Closure
Biking has almost doubled along major corridors in Seattle as the city enters the fourth day of "Viadoom" -- the highly publicized closure of State Route 99.
January 17, 2019
Can New Mobility Tech Disrupt Car Dependence?
A new organization want to help cities use mobility tech to break cars' stranglehold on cities.
January 15, 2019
Six Ways the Media is Still Blaming the Victim
Media tropes emphasize the victim's behavior when a driver hits a pedestrian or cyclist rather than systemic causes, a new study finds.
January 14, 2019
Key Design Guide to Finally Include Protected Bike Lanes
Protected bike lanes. Protected intersections. They're all included in the draft version of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials' new engineering manual.
September 21, 2018
Biking Pol is Killed, So Louisiana Parish Blames Cyclists
Council members have proposed some dubiously legal requirements for cyclists including — true story — lasers.
August 6, 2018
Hit-and-Run Deaths Are Skyrocketing, and Pedestrians and Cyclists Bear the Brunt
Hit-and-run drivers killed more than 2,000 people in the U.S. in 2016, an increase of 60 percent since 2009.
May 1, 2018
Baltimore Invents an Excuse to Avoid Building Its Downtown Bike Network
They say it's about fire safety. But people are dying in the streets.
February 16, 2018
How America’s Bike Helmet Fixation Upholds a Culture of “Unfettered Automobility”
It's not a coincidence that bicycling remains dangerous in our helmet-obsessed safety culture.
February 14, 2018
Study: Cyclists Don’t Break Traffic Laws Any More Than Drivers Do
New data defies some of the common stereotypes about what puts cyclists in danger.
January 3, 2018
Seattle DOT Takes Truck Safety Into Its Own Hands
The DOT is installing side guards on its trucks to reduce the risk of fatal collisions with people walking and biking.
November 7, 2017