Comments on: Top 5: The Best Safety Gear for Urban Cyclists

By: Bernard

Bernard — Mon, 15 Jan 2018 04:59:43 +0000

Thanks for the insightful write up Hilary.

Aside from being aware of the surrounding infrastructures, cyclists also need take the initiative to minimize their risk of collision and never take things for granted, even if they have the right of way. A while ago, I wrote an article listing out the 35 simple steps every cyclists can take to increase their safety.

It focuses on behavior, etiquette and equipments. Have a read at https://www.thegeekycyclist.com/tips/bicycle-safety-tips/

By: Juan Pez

Juan Pez — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 21:05:22 +0000

What about education?
Segregated lanes, even those with buffers only appears to be efficient in a few situations, they always fail educating drivers in the rest of situations where a segregated lane can’t be designed/placed (wich is the absolute majority of situations)
Education will work in any situation but this “secure” infrastructure will not.
Not my kind of urban biking sorry, I prefer to go free without being forced to use any supposed “secure” lane made with fears.

By: Samuel Cawkell

Samuel Cawkell — Thu, 06 Oct 2016 18:50:28 +0000

In reply to Bobby Wilson. That is a fair comment. We agree that protected bike lanes are best. #1 spot goes to buffers!

By: Morgan Staines

Morgan Staines — Mon, 03 Oct 2016 00:32:50 +0000

Thank you thank you thank you for identifying infrastructure as the most important safety gear! That and more people riding bikes make us all safer.

By: Bobby Wilson

Bobby Wilson — Mon, 03 Oct 2016 00:16:09 +0000

In reply to Adam Reynolds. Yes! Getting involved by email, snail mail, and showing up for council meetings is vital to making better infrastructure a reality. If one does not contribute to making it happen then who is to blame?

By: Bobby Wilson

Bobby Wilson — Mon, 03 Oct 2016 00:13:32 +0000

The one we disagree with is ‘paint’. In no way does ‘paint’ protect cyclist. Just this year in Boulder County, Colorado we have had four cyclists run over by automobiles because there wasn’t a physical buffer to protect them.

By: Adam Reynolds

Adam Reynolds — Sat, 13 Aug 2016 07:18:58 +0000

Email is also important. Write to your councillors, to your Mayor, to your politicians. Tell them you want better cycle infrastructure. Then 3 months later do it again and again and again. They need to hear how vital this is.