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The Economics of Rail Trail Tourism

By ⋅ January 5, 2007 ⋅ 2 comments

What’s the economic value of a rail trail to the surrounding community? While it might be hard to estimate accurately, the consensus seems to be that they’re a good thing locally.

Enjoy your commute? You probably ride a bike

By ⋅ November 27, 2006 ⋅ 5 comments

The Canadians have discovered the secret to enjoyable commuting: the bicycle.

Compensating for the safety of a helmet?

By ⋅ September 12, 2006 ⋅ 2 comments

Does wearing a helmet make it more likely that you’ll be hit by a car?

Chances are you are NOT a safe and patient driver

By ⋅ August 23, 2006 ⋅ 3 comments

The 2006 AAMI Crash Index contains some sobering figures for those who would drink-drive. Or speed. Or use their mobile phone while driving. Or drive while fatigued…

Recommended reading on road safety

By ⋅ August 16, 2006 ⋅ 3 comments

Occasionally taking the time to flick through some of the research on cycling road safety can be pretty rewarding.

100 cars, 12 months, 69 crashes

By ⋅ June 29, 2006 ⋅ Post a comment

A unique naturalistic study into driving behaviour found that in a year, 100 cars were involved in 82 crashes, 761 near-crashes, and 8295 incidents.

Road visibility survey

By ⋅ June 28, 2006 ⋅ Post a comment

The Centre for Accident Research and Road Safety – Queensland is conducting an online survey on improving the visibility and safety of pedestrians, road workers, and cyclists.

Turn-and-look: some data

By ⋅ February 22, 2006 ⋅ 3 comments

While turn-and-look events are common there is a very low likelihood (3%) that a pedestrian, on hearing a bicycle bell, will react in a manner that impedes the line of the bicycle and endanger themselves and/or the cyclist.

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