22 Alerts From the Bicycle Tag

So, Who IS Responsible in a Driverless Car Accident?: NMA E-Newsletter #617

November 8, 2020 • Bicycle, CELL PHONE, DISTRACTED DRIVING, DRIVERLESS CARS, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, NEWSLETTER, NHTSA, NTSB, PEDESTRIAN, Road Safety, SAFETY, Technology

By Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director For years, an ongoing debate has been raging in the media about who would be responsible when a driverless vehicle injured or killed another road user. Perhaps, we will soon have the answer. In March 2018, Elaine Herzberg jaywalked from a center median with her bicycle across a dark […]

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20 is Plenty (except when it isn’t): NMA E-Newsletter #609

September 13, 2020 • 85TH PERCENTILE, Bicycle, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, ITE, NEWSLETTER, PEDESTRIAN, SAFETY, speed limits, VISION ZERO

The warning signs have been around for a long time. The scramble to fall in line with Vision Zero demands that traffic fatalities be eliminated regardless of the cost to taxpayers, and society in general, has even affected organizations like the Institute of Transportation Engineers that are supposed to be protecting the engineering standards that […]

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Commuters Need Transportation Resiliency: NMA Weekly E-Newsletter #606

August 23, 2020 • Bicycle, Bicyclist, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, MASS TRANSIT, Micromobility, NEWSLETTER, PEDESTRIAN, Ridesharing, SAFETY, Scooter, TRAFFIC CONGESTION

Most Americans drive to work because of the freedom that this mobility choice provides. Well, that and other suitable transportation options are limited in many locales. In recent years, there has been a concerted effort to limit car ownership while commuters are urged to take transit, rideshare, walk, and ride bikes/scooters. The COVID-19 crisis, though, seems […]

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Vision Zero’s War on Arterials Has Been a Failure. It’s Time to Stop Worrying and Embrace the Grid: NMA E-Newsletter #596

June 14, 2020 • Bicycle, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, NEWSLETTER, PEDESTRIAN, SAFETY, TRAFFIC CALMING, VISION ZERO, VMT

By Christopher M. DiPrima, California Member of the NMA The COVID-19 shelter at home orders have given us the opportunity to evaluate the effects of massive, rapid changes in the use of our transportation system. The results of this giant experiment are trickling in, and they are proving that years of speed-slowing measures on arterials […]

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Compunction to Shame needs to Stop: NMA E-Newsletter #593

May 24, 2020 • Bicycle, Bicyclist, Driver's License, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, MASS TRANSIT, NEWSLETTER, NMA, Parking, PEDESTRIAN, VISION ZERO

From the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis, anti-car groups have shamed, cajoled, and humiliated city officials to open streets and relegate vehicular traffic to the role of unwanted guests. These various programs, called Active Streets, Open Streets, Safe Streets, or Slow Streets, have popped up in nearly every major city in the country. Not only […]

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