Popular Mechanics
2/2/2015
[…] London mayor Boris Johnson just approved an 18-mile stretch of separated bike lanes in the city. The east-west passage will allow cyclists to cross the city without the worry of getting too close to cars, and marks the longest stretch of protected bike lanes in Europe. […]
road.cc pedal powered
2/2/2015
[…] Lorries of any description make up just 4 per cent of London’s traffic, but account for around half of cyclist deaths in the city.
Among those fatalities, tipper trucks are by far the most common type of lorry involved; the same type of vehicle was involved in the death last month of physiotherapist Stephanie Turner. […]
Transit Agency Releases Tech-Focused 30-Year Report
Buzz Feed News
Februrary 2, 2015
The United States Department of Transportation released a new study today, a 30-year framework that looks at the future of road, rail, ship, and air transportation. It’s called “Beyond Traffic,” and it’s pretty grim. […]
Insurance Journal
January 28, 2015
[…] alifornia Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones has approved a filing that will enable Uber drivers purchasing coverage through Metromile to add a new coverage endorsement to their personal auto policy.
That endorsement will provide insurance coverage during the pre-match period when the ride hailing application is open but the driver is not matched to a passenger. […]
The New York Times
January 26, 2015
[…] The same reason that retailers and advertisers lust after a Times Square location is the same reason that others now find it unbearable: the crowds.
Some office workers and corporate clients complain bitterly of having to navigate thick and sometimes unyielding knots of tourists in various hot spots — including a giant video billboard outside the “Good Morning America” studios and a digital wraparound sign at the Marriott Marquis Hotel — just to get in and out of office buildings. […]
Wall Street Journal
February 2, 2015
Uber Technologies Inc. has followed a pugnacious expansion strategy as it rolled into 277 cities around the world, sometimes skirting local laws and daring regulators to stop the smartphone-based car service.
But as fierce challenges from regulators and taxi operators pile up from Portland, Ore., to Paris to Phuket, Thailand, executives at the San Francisco company are trying a new tactic: compromise and diplomacy. […]
Denver Business Journal
January 28, 2015
Setting up costly infrastructure to promote bicycling to work might be less important than things like multimodal transportation policies, bike-friendly workplaces and better integration of bicycling with transit.
That’s according to a new University of Colorado study, which also found that cities that host events such as Bike to Work Day, have an opportunity to find what keeps both avid and occasional cyclists from biking to work, and a chance to encourage the practice more. […]
New York Times
January 31, 2015
[…] Toyota, Chrysler and Honda are recalling about 2.1 million vehicles with airbags that might suddenly deploy even when the vehicle is not in a crash after earlier recalls did not sufficiently address the problem. Federal regulators said replacement parts might not be fully available until the end of the year. […]
Lawyers and Settlements
January 9, 2015
[…] Although Takeda denied that its actions were improper, the judge told the jury that it could assume the destroyed files would have helped the plaintiff’s case. […] Bloomberg notes that Takeda faces approximately 8,000 lawsuits in total, with 3,500 in pretrial proceedings before Judge Doherty and another 4,500 in various state courts. […]
Lawyers and Settlements
December 4, 2014
[…] Now, the jury in a recent Actos lawsuit has actually fined Takeda for its role in failing to preserve documents that would have proven beneficial to the case of the plaintiff. […] Takeda Fined by Trial Jury for Destruction of Actos DocumentsWhether Takeda failed to preserve or willingly destroyed documents is still the subject of some debate. […]
