Uber, Lyft accused of cutting corners on insurance
Portland Tribune
11/26/15
[…] Critics say Novick’s proposal — the industry standard supported by Uber and Lyft — will leave injured pedestrians and other accident victims with inadequate insurance coverage. […] When the city of Eugene proposed higher insurance requirements, Uber abruptly left the Eugene market last spring. […]
Portland bike share: Will it reach the poor?
Portland Tribune
1/28/16
[…] It shows that most large-city programs are having the unintended consequence of skewing toward young, white, male users who are better educated and earn higher incomes.
Steve Hoyt-McBeth, Portland Bureau of Transportation’s bike share project manager, says Portland is taking a proactive, innovative strategy to assure more equity when the program starts in mid-July. […]
What Happens To Uber Drivers And Other Sharing Economy Workers Injured On The Job?
Fortune
1/6/16
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Companies are under no obligation to provide the same worker protections for independent contractors as they are for employees — protections like overtime, paid sick days, health insurance and workers’ compensation.
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Bike share’s failure deflates Seattle’s self-image
Seattle Times
1/29/16
Who would have thought Seattle’s bike share program would struggle? Probably anyone who’s tried to cycle through downtown.
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The Father of Bike Lanes Was Photographed Without a Helmet
Washingtonian
12/30/15
[…] analyses of bike-accident data showing that helmets aren’t as good at preventing head injuries as was once thought, prompted the Washington Area Bicyclist Association to help defeat a 2013 Maryland bill mandating helmets for all adults. […]
Staten Island Hasn’t Seen the Good Side of Vision Zero
Planetizen
12/24/15
[…] Traffic fatalities nearly doubled on Staten Island this year, going from 11 in 2014 to 21 so far in 2015. […]
Indian Wells ordered to pay $5.8M for cyclist’s death
Desert Sun
11/18/15
[…] Davis noted that Indian Wells had once posted a “bike route” sign that pointed cyclists toward this particular section of Fred Waring. The city took the sign down in 2011, after deeming the road too dangerous for cyclists, but didn’t do anything to actually discourage riders from using the road. […]
California Case Study: Are Cities Responsible for Cyclist Deaths?
The Rivard Report
12/29/15
A jury ordered the City of Indian Wells, CA to pay $5.8 million to a local family who sued over unsafe bike lanes after a prominent neurosurgeon was killed while cycling the area in 2012. […] The case raises an interesting question for cities of all sizes: can municipalities be liable for building dangerous streets? […]
Teen killed crossing street after L.A. schools closed over threat was ‘awesome student’
LA Times
12/15/15
[…] A Los Angeles Times analysis identified Avenue 60 and Figueroa Street as a particularly problematic intersection for pedestrians, showing that 13 people were hit, two fatally, from 2002 through 2013. […] A total of 73 people were hit and four were killed at the five intersections from 2002 through 2013. […]
Audi, Volkswagen and Porsche Ordered To Recall Emissions Software by California Regulators
Edmunds
11/25/15
SACRAMENTO, California — Audi, Volkswagen and Porsche have been ordered to recall and repair illegal emissions software in all 3.0-liter V6 TDI diesel vehicles from model years 2009-’15 sold in California, the California Air Resources Board said last week. […]
