brad m1d ago

#RoadSafety
The Deadly Rise of Giant Trucks and S.U.V.s
For decades, American roads were steadily getting safer for #pedestrians. But around 2009, the trend reversed https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/06/21/us/trucks-suv-pedestrian-crashes.html?unlocked_article_code=1.sFA.I27_.RXJpxEQcJXSI&smid=nytcore-ios-share

#cycling
Canyon's new #ebike can communicate with cars – but is it #bikes that need to change?
“The idea that #cyclists need to invest in a machine dripping with safety bells and whistles to defend against inattentive drivers won't sit well with everyone” https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/canyons-new-e-bike-can-communicate-with-cars-but-is-it-bikes-that-need-to-change

The Deadly Rise of Giant Trucks and S.U.V.s

The vehicles on American roads have grown larger — and they are killing thousands more pedestrians, a Times investigation found.

The New York Times
Sprocket Bicycle Marketplace2d ago
#Amsterdam #cyclists #crossing the #street in every which direction on their way about town 🚴‍♂️🚴🚴‍♀️
brad m2d ago

“Most discussions about #transportation have focused on transit, parking, and traffic management. But for #cyclists, a different question is worth asking: which #WorldCup stadiums can fans realistically reach by #bike?”
“The biggest lesson isn’t about #cycling. It’s about city-building … stadiums integrated into dense urban environments where #cycling networks connect directly to destinations”

Ranking Every 2026 FIFA #WorldCup Stadium by #Bike Access https://momentummag.com/ranking-every-2026-fifa-world-cup-stadium-by-bike-access/

Pixel Cascade3d ago
Happy #Solstice from #Seattle! (yeah, it was yesterday, but it was a long busy day 😊)

Warning: riders are naked, but painted

#fremont #fremontsolstice #nakedcyclists #cyclists #solsticeparade #pnw #photography #solsticeriders #nikon #summer #streetphotography
chris actual4d ago
#cyclists and #bicycle riders - do you wax your bike frame?
#poll #bikes
Nope
Yep but just occasionally
Yep, regularly (frequency in comments)
Poll ends at .
Charles Should4d ago

#SUV buyers undeterred by warnings of risk to #pedestrians, UK study finds

Those buyers never cared about anything but themselves , or they wouldn't have bought one in the first place.
#Drivers who are told about the safety risks posed by SUVs to #cyclists and pedestrians are very unlikely to be deterred from buying one, a new study has found.

#banSUV #thewaroncars

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/20/suv-risks-warnings-road-safety-buyers-uk-study

SUV buyers undeterred by warnings of risk to pedestrians, UK study finds

Exclusive: Research suggests financial penalties necessary if number of large vehicles on roads is to be reduced

The Guardian
Neurodivergent BC  5d ago
When you don’t support more active forms of #transportation like #publictransit and #cycling, this is the world we are supporting: #cars congesting much of the road. This is Marshall road clogged up from Sumas Way all the way to McKenzie road on a Wednesday afternoon. If you just add another lane for #singleoccupancy cars, you get the exact same issue: just another lane of #congestion only slightly shorter. But if you were instead to put in a lane for #buses and #cyclists, then we would have a new lane that actually moves people keep quickly than just another car lane. And when public #transit becomes faster and more reliable than cars, more people will pick transit over their cars, and that in turn also makes the road better for those who need to use cars for things like transporting items as they will have less congestion in their lanes from more people using the bus instead of a car for transporting people. Communities around BC are headed to #municipal #elections this fall, and if #Abbotsford wants to get out of its congestion issues, it’s time to vote for a #mayor and #council that will improve transit and other forms of active transportation that will get our roads moving quicker, like more #buslanes as well as brining the #Skytrain or another two-way passenger #rail service from Metro #Vancouver into Abbotsford. Let’s build transportation in this city that’s better designed to move people around #town, not one to move the car companies’ profits.
On Duty of Munich6d ago

This is a #case where the arrogance and impunity of #cyclists, coupled with the authorities’ inaction, have so exasperated the residents of the #Lime district that they have taken matters into their own hands.

If even this doesn’t work, it seems they will have to be taught to obey the highway code and respect others with a ‘good thrashing’. As #German #history shows, this is the only #effective #method.

Show threadMatt Vestengen-Cox6d ago

@cyplo "I believe elected mayors should serve out their full term before they are eligible to stand for parliament... I'll price-cap Wigan kebabs at £2 and I'll make cyclists who disobey the highway code to ride unicycles instead"

🤣

#cyclists #unicycles #kebabs

Vast VerzetJun 18

#goodmorning #cyclists (and everybody else offcourse 😀)

#singlespeed #commuting #cycling #fietsen #biketoot