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Tag Archives: safety
The Dilemma of Road Safety
In media and general societal perception, the idea of road safety is often perceived as a special interest concern for those who do not own personal automobiles. While that group of people is understandably concerned about safety in public space, … Continue reading
Safety First!
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Just for bicycles?
There is a lot of hype and controversy surrounding street developments that favor slower speeds and accommodation of non-motorized means of travel. People get up-in-arms about how the city is catering to “those people” who supposedly don’t pay for the … Continue reading
The Downside to our Safety Obsession
*Disclaimer* – this is a long post with no photos, please bear with me :) Now that it’s getting towards autumn and the days are staying darker longer and getting darker sooner in the afternoon, and it’s getting closer and … Continue reading
Safety Last
Last night we were just sitting around with the TV on doing some other stuff, and this episode of According to Jim came on, which I found out later was titled “Safety Last.” The whole episode made me smile the … Continue reading
Every Corner is a Crosswalk
The Portland Department of Transportation has just put out a video illustrating the fact that, by Oregon law, every street corner is considered a crosswalk (whether marked or not), and that once a pedestrian has put a food down in … Continue reading
How do we make travel safer?
I don’t know how much this gets talked about in most of the country, but it seems to be a big topic in Portland. How do we make our city safer for people to get around in? I think one … Continue reading
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bikes are not the solution – part II
First, a little background about the Hawthorne Bridge: As you can see, there are two car lanes in the middle, a concrete/steel barrier, another car lane on the outside on each side, and then a 10 foot pedestrian/bicycle path on … Continue reading
Serendipitous
As if to confirm a number of my last posts here on Portlandize, Bike Portland today posted an article noting that traffic injuries are on the decline – and that likely it’s partly due to an increase in bicycle and … Continue reading
And now, the bicycle helmet post…
I’ve been avoiding this one like the plague, as this is maybe the one single most heated topic among people who ride bicycles (at least in the US). However, I feel like the time has come to say my peace … Continue reading
