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20 Car I-84 Accident – more than a dozen semi-trucks involved

I-84 semi-truck crash: Black ice, dangerous terrain contributed to ‘very serious crash’
January 17, 2015
The Oregonian

[…] Black ice, steep terrain and poor visibility led to a series of crashes early Saturday on Interstate 84 near Baker City involving more than 20 vehicles, shutting down a main thoroughfare for most of the day, state police said.

“I think we’re fortunate that there weren’t any fatalities here,” said Sgt. Kyle Hove, an Oregon State Police spokesman. […]

Trucking Safety Should Be a Higher U.S. Priority, NTSB Says

Trucking Safety Should Be a Higher U.S. Priority, NTSB Says

Bloomberg News
January 13, 2015

[…] Highway regulators have failed to act on more than 100 recommendations to improve truck safety at a time when fatalities have risen for four straight years, according to the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board. […] The accidents that injured comedian Tracy Morgan in June and killed four members of a college softball team in September cast new light on America’s 2 million truckers, who are involved in crashes that kill almost 4,000 people a year. […]

Senior Driving: Be Proactive and Understand Your Limitations

Senior Driving: Be Proactive and Understand Your Limitations

Highway To Safety

[…] In terms of Senior Driving, he analyzes the data and recognizes that when compared to other age groups, there is a greater percentage of seniors dying in fatal crashes. However, it is usually because of their inability to recover from injuries received in a crash, not because of their driving abilities. […]

Bicycle Accident December 2014 In Colorado – Notes from the Scrum

Notes From the Scrum: The thing you love can kill you

January 14, 2015
Velo News

[…] The front wheel popped out, and the tire ripped off as the violence of energy went from car to bike and human being. […] Imagine being cited for failing to move over while driving on an empty two-lane country road after being hit from behind. […]

**And yet, note that Colorado does have a law to protect bicyclists from passing cars – 3 foot buffer by law as well as some other 2009 protections and rules for car – bicyclist road behavior:

[…] The bill, signed publicly by Governor Bill Ritter on May 11 at a cycling event at Elephant Rock in which he participated, provides provisions for cyclists to ride two-
abreast, for passing motorists to cross the center line, and for cyclists to ride only as far to the right as is reasonable, so as to avoid hazards. Motorists are required to
leave a three-foot buffer when passing a cyclist, and threatening or careless driver behavior, including throwing projectiles at a cyclist, is designated as a misdemeanor. […]

source: September 2009 Cherry Creek Chronicle with permission from http://www.bicycleattorney.com/denver-bicycle-attorney-September-2009.pdf

California Bike Law – Dooring

California Vehicle Code Section 22517

No person shall open the door of a vehicle on the side available to moving traffic unless it is reasonably safe to do so and can be done without interfering with the movement of such traffic, nor shall any person leave a door open on the side of a vehicle available to moving traffic for a period of time longer than necessary to load or unload passengers.

Let’s talk seriously about why cyclists break traffic laws

Let’s talk seriously about why cyclists break traffic laws

January 9, 2015
Washington Post

[…] If you’ve ever biked in Portland, or biked through Washington with someone from Portland, it certainly seems as if social norms about traffic laws vary from city to city. Marshall, for example, has observed cyclists in Portland police each other in ways I don’t often see in D.C. […]