« GOP worried about Obama | Main | Who needs the Golden Globes? LWGs short list of the best movies of 2007! »
Portland has come up with the idea of clearly marked "bike boxes" at intersections which cars must stop behind
By allowing cyclists to wait in front of motorized traffic, the bike boxes are intended chiefly to reduce the risk of “right hook” collisions, the kind most frequently reported in Portland, in which a driver makes a right turn without seeing a cyclist who is in his path.
We should have a national campaign to ensure that every city does this. It's literally a matter of life and death.
TrackBack URL for this entry:
http://www.typepad.com/services/trackback/6a00d8341c0c6153ef00e54fc7cb048833
Listed below are links to weblogs that reference Great idea for cities to improve bike safety:
This is only a preview. Your comment has not yet been posted.
As a final step before posting your comment, enter the letters and numbers you see in the image below. This prevents automated programs from posting comments.
Having trouble reading this image? View an alternate.
this is pretty cool stuff - i wonder if more cities instituted this would more people chose their bikes vs. cars. i know that i'd rather bike to work/school/whereever anyday but it's hard in a big city because i constantly feel like i'm gonna die...
Posted by: feminist gal | Friday, January 11, 2008 at 10:19 AM