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Protecting cyclists one helmet at a time

If you’re riding without a bike helmet, expect Lisa Portelli, Bike/Walk Central Florida board member and Winter Park Health Foundation (WPHF) director, to be hot on your trail. Meet Betty. She was cruising by WPHF and Lisa spied her from her office. Lisa jumped on her bike and asked Betty […]

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The Washington Post: Don’t Make Bicyclists More Visible.

One Washington Post writer shared his thoughts about the new technology coming out for people on bikes.  Don’t Make Bicyclists More Visible. Make Drivers Stop Hitting Them. By Eben Weiss About 100 years ago, the auto industry pulled off a neat trick: It stole the public roadways from us. See, […]

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GROW AMERICA Act May Add Special Bike & PED Funding

The GROW AMERICA Act is a $478 billion, six-year transportation reauthorization proposal that provides increased and stable funding for our nation’s highways, bridges, transit, and rail systems. This new proposal would require states to use at least 30% of some highway safety grant funds on pedestrian and bicycle safety if […]

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StreetsBlog: The Critical Difference Between 30 MPH and 20 MPH

StreetsBlog Network shared an article about reducing vehicle speed the discusses why decrease of just 10 miles an hour can save lives: It might seem like a small thing: reducing motor vehicle speeds 10 miles per hour. But that 10 mph can make an enormous difference for the safety of […]

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City Lab: How Better Data on Bike Crashes Could Lead to Safer Streets for All

By Sarah Goodyear The Atlantic City Lab The United States saw a nearly 62 percent increase in bicycle commuting between 2000 and 2013. But when it comes to reporting crashes between bikes and motor vehicles, police departments around the country are still using incident forms designed for an earlier era. A […]