Bicycling for pleasure or just commuting to work has multiple benefits like improving your cardiovascular health, reducing your carbon footprint and avoiding bumper-to-bumper traffic. Unlike biking along a pristine and wide-open trail, biking in a city includes...
There are ample reasons in greater Los Angeles to commute on a bicycle instead of a motor vehicle. Weaving through inevitable traffic instead of constantly being stuck in it. Spending your hard-earned money on anything but gasoline and reducing your carbon footprint...
Biking can be dangerous. In traffic or on trails, cyclists must consider the hazards that lead to collisions. Bike lanes and road sharing rules can reduce the likelihood of accidents. Yet there’s one thing you can do which decreases the odds of serious injury in a...
We’ve written before about the uninspiring results of Los Angeles’ Vision Zero – an ambitious plan to reduce the danger cyclists and pedestrians face on the road. So far, it has fallen well short of expectations. As city officials take a moment to review what happened...
Mobility companies such as Uber and Lyft have an interesting place in conversations about non-motorist commuter safety, as they look to improve the experience of the customers they serve. While some companies provide support through infrastructure funding, Uber has...
“Few vehicles have headlights that do their job well.” That is the verdict of the top group that judges how safe our cars really are. Over the past few years, the organization has taken an increasingly close look at headlights and other features, such as...
More cyclists are on the road today than there were 10 years ago. Still, more are dying as a result of motor vehicle crashes, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The agency says 857 cyclists died in 2018, an increase of 6.3% over...
When you get into an accident while biking, you can suffer severe injuries that leave you with high medical bills. As you recover from the crash, you expect to file a claim against the driver’s insurance company to pay your bills. But what happens if the driver...
The city of Los Angeles has been quick to celebrate its renewed focus on bicyclist safety in recent years. With projects such as Vision Zero and the continued rollout of bike-friendly infrastructure, there are some positive signs (despite some troubling results up to...
Throughout the last few years, you may have noticed Los Angeles trying to improve safety for the growing number of cyclists. Like other major cities, through its Vision Zero project, the city has increased the number of bike lanes and tried to create safer roads for...
