cycling

Bicycle safety tech "gadgetbahnery"

[embed]www.youtube.com/watch I'm all for new tech but all that's really needed are Dutch style separated bike lanes and protected signal crossings if they really have this kind of money to burn. The vast majority of both cars and cyclists aren't going to download a "watch out for bikes" app, this is silly and a waste of time and money. But wait-- this is not the end-all-be-all DOT approved solution getting shovels into dirt; it's just a tech showcase:

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Japan has good neighborhood streets

Youtube embed code generator .boxes2{height:321px;width:411px;} #new img{max-width:none!important;background:none!important}#iframe{max-height:none!important;max-width:auto!important;background:none!important} I've been telling people for years how the narrowness of the streets in Japan is probably the best traffic calming device I've ever seen and works on almost every mode of traffic from large truck down to pedestrian. In the States, we build roads way too wide for their intended use, then complain later when we see people driving on them like mini freeways.

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