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After deadly accident, driver faces 19 legal charges
A cyclist was out riding with his friends when he got caught up in a tragic car accident in California. One friend noticed that traffic began stopping, looked back to see where he was and realized they were no longer riding together. It turned out that his friend had...
Cyclists need to know how to deal with road rage
Ride your bike long enough, and you're going to encounter road rage. It's just a sad reality in modern times. Some drivers do not like cyclists. They feel like the two groups -- cyclists and drivers -- are opposed to one another.It's a flawed position, of course....
Should we think bigger than making new bike lanes?
If you drive by a work crew building a new bike lane, expanding the road and putting in that safe space for cyclists, do you think about why it's happening? Do you consider why that street is getting the new lane?A lot of the time, it's just because someone already...
Why is it more dangerous to ride your bike on a sidewalk?
When cyclists feel nervous around cars, they often decide to ride on the sidewalk. They don't contemplate whether it is legal or not. They just feel like the sidewalk separates them from cars and keeps them safe, so that's where they go.This feeling of safety is a...
A bicycle accident can cause many types of head injuries
A bicycle accident has the potential to cause many injuries, all of which should lead to professional medical care. However, some injuries are more serious than others, with head injuries as some of the most concerning.Here is a list of some of the many types of head...
Inattentive drivers and boredom
For cyclists, one of the largest dangers is sharing the road with inattentive drivers. People who do not pay enough attention make avoidable errors like drifting onto the shoulder or into a bike lane. They also fail to spot cyclists on the roads around them, as...
Are cycling conflicts a cultural issue?
Drivers and cyclists often come into conflict. Sometimes it's road rage. Sometimes it's a car accident. Sometimes cyclists feel unsafe and relate stories of near misses where it was clear that drivers did not take their safety seriously.There are many potential...
Cement truck hits and injures cyclist
Cement trucks are among the heaviest vehicles on the road, and they pose an incredible risk when involved in accidents with other vehicles. On the other side of the coin, cyclists face some of the highest risks when struck by vehicles.Both of those issues came...
Sharing the road may reduce accidents
Bicycle and auto accidents occur quite frequently, and sometimes they have catastrophic results. While there are rules of the road to try to combat such events, it is still up to those on the road to implement them.While cyclists cannot control the actions of...
Cyclist deaths up 25 percent since 2010
While cycling to work or anywhere else can be a great way to burn calories and help reduce your carbon footprint, statistics show cycling is becoming an increasingly dangerous form of transportation, particularly in major cities. Vice reports that, across the nation,...
