#Oxford #cyclists, you can now follow our local #cycling campaign group #cyclox here (via bluesky bridge): @cycloxoxford.bsky.social #transportPolicy #activeTravel
#cyclists
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Reviewing some of the 228-pg technical memo summarizing crash data collected as part of Monterey County Regional Vision Zero Plan (RVZP) development process.
"The report analyzes crash data from Jan 1, 2019, to Dec 31, 2023, in #MontereyCounty, based on TIMS [Transportation Injury Mapping System] analytics data as of Feb 26, 2025.
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"During this period, 8,145 crashes were recorded…[including] 203 fatal crashes and 843 severe injury crashes….Primary causes were unsafe speed (28%), improper turning (17%), and automobile right-of-way violations (16%).
"Pedestrian-involved crashes totaled 577, resulting in 159 severe injuries or fatalities, while 381 bicyclist-involved crashes resulted in 57 severe injuries or fatalities.
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"Key behavioral factors included aggressive driving (35.1%) and impaired driving (13%).”
https://bikemonterey.org/vision-zero-for-monterey-county-crash-data-2019-2023.html
#VisionZero #MontereyCounty #TrafficSafety #speed #AggressiveDriving #Pedestrians #Cyclists #transportation #traffic
bikemonterey.orgVision Zero for Monterey County: Traffic crash data, 2019-2023 | Bicycling Monterey | Resources for Anywhere & Monterey County Biking Information Hub
On #Marseille 's Corniche, #cyclists (including many #children ) and #pedestrians are happy today: the four-lane #road plus the #cycle path are all reserved for them in front of the spectacular scene of the #Mediterranean #Sea. #Cars and #motorcycles are banned. If only this could happen every day!
Bike Buzz: Summer 2025 News from Bicycling Monterey, including items relevant throughout the USA.
https://bikemonterey.org/bike-buzz-summer-2025-news-from-bicycling-monterey.html
Autonomous vehicles - forcing the public to change at the risk of death or injury
A decent perspective on the mind set of many of the makers of ‘autonomous’ vehicles and their political friends. And as the writer points out, there are no jaywalkers in the UK. Just pedestrians.
The Guardian · The car made pedestrians second-class citizens. Don’t let driverless vehicles push us off the road altogether
There is a very excellent new #bike lane on the Victoria bridge, #Brisbane. Truely an exemplar of safely keeping scooter users and #cyclists separate from both traffic and pedestrians.
This post is not about that.
This is a shout-out to whoever it was that forgot which side of the road we drive on, who will now forever be immortalised in this mostly erased and then repainted lane marking. LOL!
Free webinar from League of American Bicyclists aka #BikeLeague
EDUCATING DRIVERS ON SHARING THE ROAD: WHAT WORKS AND HOW TO MAKE IT HAPPEN
Tuesday, June 10, 2025, 3-4 pm Eastern Time
Details and registration link: https://bikeleague.org/calendar/driver-education-on-sharing-the-road-what-works-and-how-to-make-it-happen/
League of American BicyclistsEducating Drivers on Sharing the Road: What Works and How to Make it Happen | League of American BicyclistsBicycle Friendly Driver (BFD) is a motorist-focused training program designed to educate drivers on how and why bicyclists navigate roadways the way they do, with the goal of fostering mutual…
Best weather for a joyful #bicycleride in #Munich today: It's the last #Friday of a month and hence: #CriticalMass day. Join a most likely good-humoured crowd of #cyclists in front of #BayrischeStaatsoper at 6:30pm, or at the #Bavaria monument around 8pm. @criticalmaps is your faithful guide to the live location.
#CM @CriticalMass @fedibikes_de @mastobikes_de @CriticalMassMuenchen #München
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When #cyclists start having afterburner set up, the same problem will occur on #TourDeFrance.
https://kion546.com/news/2025/05/13/new-concerns-comes-as-bike-safety-becomes-an-issue-in-salinas/ Reminder to people who bike on sidewalks in the Monterey County seat and its largest city, Salinas. Sidewalk riding is generally allowed in Salinas, except where signs give notice it is prohibited. But it must be done with due caution and reasonable speed, and the person biking must yield to pedestrians and give an audible signal before overtaking and passing. Learn more in our 90-second audio and related post, "BIKING ON SIDEWALKS, plus examples of ordinances from Monterey County, California” https://bikemonterey.org/biking-on-sidewalks-plus-examples-of-ordinances-from-monterey-county-california.html — also available in Spanish, "ANDAR EN BICICLETA EN LAS ACERAS además de ejemplos de ordenanzas del Condado de Monterey, California”: https://bikemonterey.org/andar-en-bicicleta-en-las-aceras-ademas-de-ejemplos-de-ordenanzas-del-condado-de-monterey-california.html.
KION546 · New concerns comes as bike safety becomes an issue in SalinasSalinas residents are concerned about bike and pedestrian safety along various streets. May is National Bike Safety Month, and many in the community are speaking out about various pedestrian safety concerns around the city.
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#FietsProfessor says the past 100yrs of #trafficEngineering seems like it was set in stone. The language we use shapes the way people think, "traffic jam / clog" is the language of sewage. And "closing streets" to cars creates #openStreets for children. Also most people find #transportation boring but #freeRangeKids, #SchoolStreets, #BikeBus capture more attention. Make #trafficEngineers argue against the idea of #AutonomousChildren not #Cyclists. @TheWarOnCars
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P.S.: What's more, the #bike lane, already ridiculous in itself, is strewn with #detritus , #glass ,and other objects that can't be avoided, because there's simply no room. In addition, when #wind exceeds 80 km/h, which must happen quite frequently, the #SaintNazaire #bridge is closed to #cyclists and #pedestrians .Why are the authorities of the #PaysDeLaLoire Region putting #biking #tourists at risk, when it would be easy to avoid it by just removing one of the three #car lanes?
The #SaintNazaire bridge over the #Loire #river (4 km) is dangerous for any #cyclist ,because on the narrow cycle lane you get overtaken by trucks & cars that can't keep a sufficient distance. The #sidewalk for #pedestrians is too narrow, and the nearest #ferry too far away. There is a shuttle #bus for #cyclists ,but you have to book it 24 hours in advance - when all you need to do is remove one of the three (!) lanes for #cars .Avoid the area!
Road Death: The proliferation of larger vehicles ( SUVs or LTVs ) threatens to undermine all the road safety
“Around the world, we have seen a huge increase in the sale of ever-larger cars...Previous research has found that this trend is substantially undermining progress towards net zero goals."
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https://www.standard.co.uk/news/transport/supersize-suv-cars-fatal-injury-cyclists-pedestrians-research-b1224908.html
#cars #SUV #LTV #consumer #CarBloat #CarSpreading #RoadDeath #crashes #pedestrians #cyclists #children #ZeroRoadDeaths #violence #MobilityDesign
Evening Standard · 'Supersize' SUV cars much more likely to cause fatal injury to cyclists and pedestrians, say researchers
Question for UK #cyclists : is it possible to hire a bike for multiple days anywhere near Okehampton/Crediton/Exeter? The 4 places I've tried only do single day hire. We've done this on previous UK holidays no problem. I'm baffled that it doesn't seem possible in Devon. I just want a #CarFreeHoliday
No wonder Jeremy Vine is hanging up his helmet cam – the rage we #cyclists face is off the scale
Peter Walker
Why does sharing the road with bikes cause so many drivers to lose their cool? It’s partly ignorance, but politicians don’t help
The Guardian · No wonder Jeremy Vine is hanging up his helmet cam – the rage we cyclists face is off the scale
Thank you to Hilary Kave of Skratch Labs for her April 13 gift in support of youth participating in our cycling education rides: one box of Energy Chews; seven .8 oz and one 4.2 oz Hydration drink mix; and three Energy Bars.
We met Hilary at Sea Otter Classic, where she was celebrating the SOC racing of Skratch-sponsored athletes Haley Batten and Caroline Wreszin!
We’re grateful to Skratch Labs https://www.skratchlabs.com/ and all who contribute supplies for Bicycling Monterey projects: https://bit.ly/SuppliesBikeMRY.
The biggest story on the BBC News website is that #cyclists who kill could face a life sentence: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn0w8g18x9no
Ok, fine, but from the same website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-39516607
"The Old Bailey heard Michael Mason was knocked off his bike ...on Regent Street in February 2014.
Mr Mason, 70, never regained consciousness and died days later.
The case was brought by the Cyclists' Defence Fund after the police decided not to pass the file to the Crown Prosecution Service."
Performative bull.
BBC NewsCyclists who kill could face life sentence in proposed law changeThe amendment would also see increased sentences for deaths and serious injury caused by cyclists.
I am quite content for the law to be updated, although manslaugtet or even murder charges can be brought surely. However this is a distraction pandering to the car mad.
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2025/apr/24/death-by-dangerous-cycling-crime-policing-bill
Cyclists involvement - close to zero. Car involvement in reckless inhuries or deaths inn the year ending June 2024:
24% were #pedestrians
5% were #cyclists
Yet drivers get away with suspended sentences or points for killing.
The Guardian · Cyclists who kill pedestrians could be jailed for life under new law in England and Wales