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Study: SUV Drivers Cause 55% More Injuries To Bicyclists They Hit

By Kea Wilson | Apr 13, 2023 | No Comments

Bicyclists who are struck by SUV drivers endure significantly more severe injuries — particularly to the head — than those struck by the drivers of smaller cars.

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What It Takes To Successfully Sue Over a Defective Bike Lane

By Kea Wilson | Apr 13, 2023 | No Comments

Mike Bagg won a million dollars after a defective bike lane caused him to crash. But he won't actually see all of that money — and neither will the countless cyclists who get in crashes just like his every day.

A large crowd of tourists stands on the Brooklyn Bridge walkway under sunny blue skies in July.

RED TAPE: DOT Still Hasn’t Started Cable Study It Cited To Delay Brooklyn Bridge Bike Lane

By Dave Colon | Apr 13, 2023 | No Comments

The DOT admitted this week that the all-important, must-have, can't-do-anything-without-it cable study — mentioned in 2016, announced in 2017, supposed to start in 2019, and again in 2020 — never actually started.

AND THE WINNER LOSER IS: The 75th Precinct is the Most Disrespectful of All!

By Gersh Kuntzman | Apr 12, 2023 | No Comments

Inspector Rohan Griffith's precinct has won Streetsblog's March (Parking) Madness tournament — and serves as a model for everything a station house should not do.

There is just an unprotected bike lane at 21st Street, which the city designates as a Vision Zero priority corridor. Photo: Google

Teen Cyclist Killed by Hit-and-Run Driver in Queens; 11th to Die this Year

By Kevin Duggan | Apr 11, 2023 | No Comments

A hit-and-run driver fatally struck a teenage cyclist in Queens on Monday night — severing the electric Citi Bike virtually in half — the latest horrifying death in a year with the highest number of killed bike riders at the start of any year in the modern record.

Finally! Uber Helps Fund Two Battery Buy-Back Programs

By Julianne Cuba | Apr 11, 2023 | No Comments

The San Francisco-based tech giant, which so far has remained relatively silent on an issue that has blazed through the city, is helping fund the two separate pilot programs both aimed at improving access to safe e-bikes and batteries.

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