Commuter Story: A story of a crash
Mike, a regular commenter here at Commute by Bike, got hit by a truck a couple days ago. It’s a scary story, mainly because it sounds like he was doing everything right. Here it is in his words: I was...
View ArticleCommuting 101: Don’t ride in the door zone
The door zone is the space within two to three feet of cars parked parallel on the roadway. If a driver suddenly opens his door in the path of a cyclist, that cyclist has been “doored.” As this recent...
View ArticleBike Boxes in the Bike Lane
Do bike boxes help? Have you ever used one? Do you even know what a bike box is? Here is a picture to help understand: Pic is from the Seattle Times, who published this article on the subject. I also...
View ArticleMotorist Involved in 50 (!) Bicycle Crash
I subscribe to a feed on Google News with the search term bicycle. It tends to be a rather depressing feed, with news stories of bicycles hit by cars on a daily basis. This one stood out among the...
View ArticleBikeClicks.com Adding Some Safety
To be able to track where the unsafe roads, scary dogs, glass strewn shoulders and roads under construction is priceless. This is exactly the latest feature at BikeClicks.com. Have issues daily on...
View ArticleMy First Bike Commuting Crash
This past Thursday, I was in my first ever bike commuting accident. The result: a broken bike, a broken helmet, a badly bruised knee, a mild concussion, and some post-accident anger.
View ArticleAm I The Bike Tester From Hell…
This is the second time in less than a month that I've wiped out a demo bike.
View ArticleThis Week in Bike Commuting Urban Legends
Urban legend: a form of modern folklore consisting of stories that may or may not have been believed by their tellers to be true [Wikipedia]. Urban legends permeate our lives. Many towns, groups,...
View ArticleCar-less: Frustrated By Distracted Drivers
Recently, I was riding to a friend’s house to do some bike part swapping. I was a riding the route I typically use to his house. I was nearly injured or killed by a driver on a cell phone because they...
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