Here is an excellent post by Michael Bluejay about bike safety, with 10 excellent tips on how NOT to get hit with a car by a motorist. It is reprinted here with kind permission. Even after decades of cycling, I learned some new tips from this great article. Important lessons in Bike Safety by Michael Bluejay Read the original article and other bike safety articles at … [Read more...]
Reform the BC Motor Vehicle Act to Save Lives and Prevent ICBC Costs from Soaring
Vancouver, BC / December 12, 2017 - Local cycling charitable organization HUB Cycling is calling on the Provincial Government to commit to modernizing the BC Motor Vehicle Act in order to improve road safety for vulnerable road users. “Modernizing our Motor Vehicle Act will help BC reach the targets of the Provincial Government’s Road Safety Strategy and Vision Zero,” … [Read more...]
Cyclists Running Red Lights – Infographic
Sometimes when I mention I am a cyclist, somebody will go off on a rant about how "entitled" cyclists think they are, and how they don't respect the rules of the road. To hear them speak, you'd think almost all cyclists completely ignore the rules of the road. That has not been my experience at all. And I've just found an infographic that shows some actual research to prove … [Read more...]
Should Motorists who Kill Cyclists go to Prison?
A London lorry driver who “carelessly” killed 29-year-old #cyclist Louise Wright in London has been convicted of causing her death by careless driving – but has walked away with a suspended sentence and assorted wrist slaps. This has caused understandable global outrage among many cyclists and non-cyclists who think people should be able to walk or cycle without being violently … [Read more...]
Self driving cars will be better than human drivers, but will need an ethical code
Will self driving cars endanger human lives? Self driving cars are coming, and they are coming fast (but not exceeding the speed limit, of course!). This has provoked a frenzy of concern about how they will behave. More specifically, will self driving cars endanger human lives? I find this ludicrous, given how many people are killed by human drivers. But that said, there is … [Read more...]
