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Where bicycles are prohibited in Massachusetts
TweetThe main issue you will confront if you get into a dispute with police over bicycle prohibitions is whether the prohibition is supported by law. Often it is not. Example: the ramp from Commonwealth Avenue to Route 128 northbound and … Continue reading
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Seen in Lexington
TweetI have not yet ridden on the stretch of Massachusetts Avenue where bike lanes have been placed to the right of parked cars. I missed that opportunity when my bicycle had a flat tire and I couldn’t fix the inner … Continue reading
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What is the authority for this sign?
TweetThe sign in this photo, which I have copied from a Facebook post, is well-intentioned, but it arouses very mixed feelings in me. I have no sympathy for people who ride at unsafe speeds around other path users, see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SD9u01lVxe8. … Continue reading
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Tagged bicycle, Cambridge, collision, crash, Falmouth, Massachusetts, Minuteman, Minuteman Commuter Bikeway, safety, shining Sea path, sign, speed limit
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Micromobility bills before the Massachusetts Legislature, 2019
TweetI have prepared extensive comments on transportation bills currently in the Massachusetts legislature. Most bills are about micromobility devices, electric bicycles and various safety measures. My comments also include a slightly different version of the observations about Massachusetts traffic law … Continue reading
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Massachusetts traffic law, the nation’s most disorganized and confusing
TweetAs my comments on Massachusetts traffic law may be of interest to people outside Massachusetts, I have posted the comment in a different blog.
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Fatal crash of November 9, 2018 in Cambridge, Massachusetts
TweetThis morning’s fatal crash was reported by State Police as another in the string of tragic right-hook collisions which have become the largest cause of bicyclist fatalities in the Boston area. Once again, a bicyclist was crushed by a large … Continue reading
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Riding Lexington Street, Waltham, July 4, 2015
TweetIt should be noted that bike lanes have been installed on much of the stretch of Lexington Street shown in the videos. Videos showing the new conditions are in preparation. Two videos, for now: A demonstration of lane control in … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized, Waltham
Tagged bicycle, bicycle lane, bicycle right hook, bike lane, left cross, Lesington Street, Massachusetts, right hook, safety, Waltham
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My e-mail in support of West Station
TweetAlexander Strysky is the reviewer for the Massashusetts Environmental Protection Agency reviewer for the I-90 Interchange project in Allston. The Massachusetts Department of Transportation has backed off from plans for prompt construction of anew West Station on the Framingham-Worcester commuter-rail … Continue reading
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Tagged 606320, Allston, Beacon yards, bicycle, bike lane, Boston, Boston University, Harvard, Harvard University, I-90, Massachusetts, Turnpike, West Station, Western Avenue
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Harvard Bridge connection to the PDW path: proposed improvement
TweetLet’s look at how well bicycle routes around the Boston end of the Harvard Bridge (Massachusetts Avenue bridge over the Charles River) might be improved. Here is a Google maps overview of the area. There are two special bicycle routes … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Boston, Uncategorized
Tagged bicycle, bicycle lane, bike lane, Boston, Bowker, Bowker Overpass, Cambridge, Harvard Bridge, Mass Ave., Massachusetts, Massachusetts Avenue, MIT, Paul Dudley White, PDW path, ramp, Storrow Drive
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Sheet of ice draws praise from advocates
TweetThe headline of the Boston Globe article with this picture is “Snowbank becomes accidental hero for area cyclists”. The shiny area in the bikeway is meltwater from said snowbank. When the temperature drops below freezing, the meltwater becomes a sheet … Continue reading
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Tagged bicycle, bicycle lane, bicycle right hook, bike lane, Boston, Boston Globe, Cambridge, collision, crash, cycle track, Massachusetts, Massachusetts Avenue
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