I love cars. At age 16, my first car gave me access to career-building internship opportunities far away from my childhood home. I’ve owned fun sports cars and handy utility vehicles. I’ve driven over 150 MPH on a racetrack, and I love gawking at classic cars at my town’s annual Wheels on Academy car show. […]
Electrical Engineer. Utility Bicyclist. Cyberneticist. Maker. Pedestrian Advocate. Dad.
Many bicycle-stay-right laws are poorly conceived and generated needless conflicts between cyclists and police. North Carolina has found a better way.
Electrical Engineer. Utility Bicyclist. Cyberneticist. Maker. Pedestrian Advocate. Dad.
The issue of courtesy often comes up when bicyclists discuss traffic, especially when motorists are part of the conversation. Most bicyclists want to be respectful of others and to set a good example. However, different assumptions, experiences and knowledge about traffic bicycling can result in different opinions of what this means. How can cyclists extend courtesies to their fellow road users, while prioritizing their own safety? We answer that question as it’s addressed by cycling classes such as CyclingSavvy and BikeWalk NC’s Traffic Bicycling course.
Electrical Engineer. Utility Bicyclist. Cyberneticist. Maker. Pedestrian Advocate. Dad.
Do you think requiring bicyclists to have licenses would raise bicyclists’ stature in the eyes of law enforcement and the driving public?
Electrical Engineer. Utility Bicyclist. Cyberneticist. Maker. Pedestrian Advocate. Dad.
Teaching children to travel effectively by bicycle as they get older develops patience, discipline, self reliance and personal responsibility. Learning to negotiate traffic by bicycle also teaches essential driving skills that will make them safer and more courteous motorists later.
Electrical Engineer. Utility Bicyclist. Cyberneticist. Maker. Pedestrian Advocate. Dad.
Co-founder, CyclingSavvy
Executive Director, American Bicycling Education Association
Through two decades of bicycling, I observed many close calls and conflicts as an individual transportation cyclist as well as a recreational group rider. Studying the behavior of both cyclists and motorists, I became convinced that the greatest challenge facing American bicycling is lack of education, coupled with the destructive belief system Americans have developed about our roads.
It has become my mission to correct this problem and empower individual bicyclists to ride with the confidence and skills to reach any destination by bike. I believe we can transform our traffic culture, through education and social marketing, into one which recognizes that roads are for all people, not just the ones driving cars.