by meg | Jul 2, 2016 | Bikes & Peds, Safety, Transportation
On June 27th, I wrote about my personal “Pedestrian Awareness” campaign where I focused on cars that stop at a light or stop sign by pulling right into the crosswalk. It’s rude and sometimes dangerous, but for the most part, the cars are going slow...
by meg | Jun 27, 2016 | Bikes & Peds, Safety, Transportation
I walk my dogs every morning. Generally I walk a couple miles, which means I end up crossing a fair number of intersections. And as I walk, I see folks driving to work. Though most stop at the red lights and stop signs, within the last month or so I’ve seen two...
by meg | Apr 4, 2016 | Bikes & Peds, Regulation & Education, Safety, Transportation
Safe Routes to School is a national movement that began at the Federal level in 2006 “to improve the health and well-being of children by enabling and encouraging them to walk and bicycle to school.” How this is achieved depends on what’s going on at...
by meg | Feb 13, 2016 | Bikes & Peds, Car Culture, Safety, Transportation
101. – Required obedience to Traffic Code. It is a violation of this Traffic Code for any person to do any act forbidden or fail to perform any act required in this Traffic Code. (Ord. 016, 2003 §1) — The first statement in the Fort Collins Traffic Code...
by meg | Jan 22, 2016 | Bikes & Peds, Safety, Transportation
On Monday I took a first pass at the question, should the use of bicycle helmets be legislated? Today, I thought it might be fun to look past the legal question and take a gander at three of the newest/coolest/craziest head gear for cyclists. (They’re all pretty...
by meg | Nov 13, 2015 | Bikes & Peds, Safety
Yesterday I had a meeting about the Hattie McDaniel house, and while we were walking along Cherry to see the house, my friend mentioned a situation she’d been in the day before with a cyclist. It was a good reminder to me that there are safety issues on the...
