Bike OttawaMay 16, 2025

“Cyclist wasn’t wearing a helmet”

Sounds familiar?

Read our blog post on the hierarchy of controls and how to make it safe for everybody to enjoy our city.

#OttBike #SafeCycling #HierarchyOfControls #BikeTooter #Ottawa

https://bikeottawa.ca/2025/05/16/battle-of-the-bands-avec-pas-dcasque-helmet/

Battle of the bands: Avec pas d’casque / Helmet

Surprise, this won’t be about Québécois folk or metal bands, but about bike safety! I recently got interviewed by CTV on this issue and I would have had a lot to say, were it not for the limited ti…

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Show threadBarbChamberlainAug 11, 2023
@bikepedantic Thanks for sharing; looks like a useful structure. We've had a different version of this in our strategic highway safety plan since the 2019 update. I adapted the OSHA hierarchy of controls inverted pyramid (possibly prompted by someone else, can't recall now). Critical for that use to put PPE at the bottom as least effective. https://targetzero.com/ #RoadSafety #VisionZero #HierarchyOfControls
Target Zero – Washington's Strategic Highway Safety Plan

Dr. ZekeJan 7, 2023

Masking is not fun or convenient. That is clear.

The #HierarchyOfControls from #IndustrialHygiene will also tell you that masks are our worst defense, but that doesn't mean they don't help.

We must invest in affordable solutions to increase #IndoorAirExchange, and with plans to retrofit existing buildings.

The challenge: #ClimateChange makes the need for temperature management indoors even more important, with more extremes and limiting combustible sources.

How can we do it? 🤔