US street safety and traffic engineering in one scene
November 30, 2025 at 4:14 PM
US street safety and traffic engineering in one scene
Drivers breaking The Rules of the Road™ is so normalized and common that it barely registers anymore with fellow drivers, unless it's egregious.
Can you spot the two violations in this 23-sec clip?
Can you spot the two violations in this 23-sec clip?
November 27, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Drivers breaking The Rules of the Road™ is so normalized and common that it barely registers anymore with fellow drivers, unless it's egregious.
Can you spot the two violations in this 23-sec clip?
Can you spot the two violations in this 23-sec clip?
BAN RIGHT ON RED
(Was just listening to the latest @thewaroncars.bsky.social podcast about rampant and dangerous right on red in California)
(Was just listening to the latest @thewaroncars.bsky.social podcast about rampant and dangerous right on red in California)
"I made a mistake", says driver who knowingly goes through a red light during the pedestrian phase and honks (with illegal plate cover, to boot).
But I'm sure he once saw a biker roll through a stop sign, so we're even I guess.
But I'm sure he once saw a biker roll through a stop sign, so we're even I guess.
November 26, 2025 at 10:46 PM
BAN RIGHT ON RED
(Was just listening to the latest @thewaroncars.bsky.social podcast about rampant and dangerous right on red in California)
(Was just listening to the latest @thewaroncars.bsky.social podcast about rampant and dangerous right on red in California)
"I made a mistake", says driver who knowingly goes through a red light during the pedestrian phase and honks (with illegal plate cover, to boot).
But I'm sure he once saw a biker roll through a stop sign, so we're even I guess.
But I'm sure he once saw a biker roll through a stop sign, so we're even I guess.
November 26, 2025 at 10:44 PM
"I made a mistake", says driver who knowingly goes through a red light during the pedestrian phase and honks (with illegal plate cover, to boot).
But I'm sure he once saw a biker roll through a stop sign, so we're even I guess.
But I'm sure he once saw a biker roll through a stop sign, so we're even I guess.
While I agree with the premise that kids shouldn't be operating vehicles that can go 30+ mph, let's also see Globe editorial board come out in favor of measures like speed and red light cameras, if the concern is safety: drivers kill 70+ pedestrians a year in MA.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/25/o...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/25/o...
Massachusetts laws haven’t kept up with e-bike technology, and children are paying the price - The Boston Globe
Children are riding powerful machines without adequate safeguards.
www.bostonglobe.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:57 PM
While I agree with the premise that kids shouldn't be operating vehicles that can go 30+ mph, let's also see Globe editorial board come out in favor of measures like speed and red light cameras, if the concern is safety: drivers kill 70+ pedestrians a year in MA.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/25/o...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/25/o...
The fine for a first violation of the MA hands-free law is $100. Imagine if police could issue fines based on video, as this driver rolls through stop line on red light with zero awareness of cyclists crossing in front, with his face buried in his phone.
November 18, 2025 at 11:16 PM
The fine for a first violation of the MA hands-free law is $100. Imagine if police could issue fines based on video, as this driver rolls through stop line on red light with zero awareness of cyclists crossing in front, with his face buried in his phone.
THiS iS NEw ENglaNd, yOU CaN'T biKE wHeN iT's 33° AnD wInDY
Western Ave, Boston
Western Ave, Boston
November 17, 2025 at 10:22 PM
THiS iS NEw ENglaNd, yOU CaN'T biKE wHeN iT's 33° AnD wInDY
Western Ave, Boston
Western Ave, Boston
Right out of the @thewaroncars.bsky.social Life After Cars bikelash playbook
groups.google.com/g/westnewton...
«Let’s make Newton safer—without making it slower, more congested, or less livable.»
The project in question: www.newtonma.gov/government/p...
groups.google.com/g/westnewton...
«Let’s make Newton safer—without making it slower, more congested, or less livable.»
The project in question: www.newtonma.gov/government/p...
Fwd: Balanced Transportation for Newton — We Deserve Better Planning
groups.google.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Right out of the @thewaroncars.bsky.social Life After Cars bikelash playbook
groups.google.com/g/westnewton...
«Let’s make Newton safer—without making it slower, more congested, or less livable.»
The project in question: www.newtonma.gov/government/p...
groups.google.com/g/westnewton...
«Let’s make Newton safer—without making it slower, more congested, or less livable.»
The project in question: www.newtonma.gov/government/p...
bUT THAT BIKeR rOlleD throuGH a STOp sIgN tHAT one tIMe
(I was walking my bike across the street; drivers are to yield)
(I was walking my bike across the street; drivers are to yield)
November 1, 2025 at 9:33 PM
bUT THAT BIKeR rOlleD throuGH a STOp sIgN tHAT one tIMe
(I was walking my bike across the street; drivers are to yield)
(I was walking my bike across the street; drivers are to yield)
There's a reason the MA hands-free law calls out no phone usage when at a red light and in a travel lane.
This driver is inching forward in the intersection as he faces a red light, with no awareness of a bike crossing to the sidewalk (it's a dangerous intersection ahead on a bike) till I shout.
This driver is inching forward in the intersection as he faces a red light, with no awareness of a bike crossing to the sidewalk (it's a dangerous intersection ahead on a bike) till I shout.
November 1, 2025 at 6:52 PM
There's a reason the MA hands-free law calls out no phone usage when at a red light and in a travel lane.
This driver is inching forward in the intersection as he faces a red light, with no awareness of a bike crossing to the sidewalk (it's a dangerous intersection ahead on a bike) till I shout.
This driver is inching forward in the intersection as he faces a red light, with no awareness of a bike crossing to the sidewalk (it's a dangerous intersection ahead on a bike) till I shout.
Reminder to cyclists: you can always take the lane, even when there's a bike lane, especially when said bike lane is full of wet leaves
October 31, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Reminder to cyclists: you can always take the lane, even when there's a bike lane, especially when said bike lane is full of wet leaves
STAY ON THE SIDEWALK
October 31, 2025 at 1:58 PM
STAY ON THE SIDEWALK
This driver, who already ran the red by entering the intersection without being able to clear it, is oblivious to anyone around here, including someone on a bike accessing the adjacent bike lane.
There's a reason the MA hands-free law calls out no phone usage when at a red light and in a travel lane.
«Handheld use is allowed only if the vehicle is both stationary and not located in a public travel lane or a bicycle lane, but is not allowed at red lights or stop signs.»
«Handheld use is allowed only if the vehicle is both stationary and not located in a public travel lane or a bicycle lane, but is not allowed at red lights or stop signs.»
October 27, 2025 at 10:45 PM
This driver, who already ran the red by entering the intersection without being able to clear it, is oblivious to anyone around here, including someone on a bike accessing the adjacent bike lane.
There's a reason the MA hands-free law calls out no phone usage when at a red light and in a travel lane.
«Handheld use is allowed only if the vehicle is both stationary and not located in a public travel lane or a bicycle lane, but is not allowed at red lights or stop signs.»
«Handheld use is allowed only if the vehicle is both stationary and not located in a public travel lane or a bicycle lane, but is not allowed at red lights or stop signs.»
October 27, 2025 at 10:44 PM
There's a reason the MA hands-free law calls out no phone usage when at a red light and in a travel lane.
«Handheld use is allowed only if the vehicle is both stationary and not located in a public travel lane or a bicycle lane, but is not allowed at red lights or stop signs.»
«Handheld use is allowed only if the vehicle is both stationary and not located in a public travel lane or a bicycle lane, but is not allowed at red lights or stop signs.»
I'm sure if the driver of MA 2SDM61 hit someone blowing through a red light 4 secs after it changed, at an intersection marked No Turn on Red, he'd blame solar glare and police would let him off. (Cyclists are expected to use the pedestrian phase to exit the new shared-used path here.)
September 12, 2025 at 6:17 PM
I'm sure if the driver of MA 2SDM61 hit someone blowing through a red light 4 secs after it changed, at an intersection marked No Turn on Red, he'd blame solar glare and police would let him off. (Cyclists are expected to use the pedestrian phase to exit the new shared-used path here.)
One if by land, two if by sea, three if by ebike?
September 11, 2025 at 9:14 PM
One if by land, two if by sea, three if by ebike?
All five of these drivers turned left on a solid red, based on the timing of when the walk signal came on.
But I'm sure they're ranting about that cyclist they saw who rolled through a stop sign at 4mph.
But I'm sure they're ranting about that cyclist they saw who rolled through a stop sign at 4mph.
September 10, 2025 at 7:41 PM
All five of these drivers turned left on a solid red, based on the timing of when the walk signal came on.
But I'm sure they're ranting about that cyclist they saw who rolled through a stop sign at 4mph.
But I'm sure they're ranting about that cyclist they saw who rolled through a stop sign at 4mph.
In case anyone needs a visual of what these NIMBYs are protesting
Four-lane Washington St in Newton before, and now with two through lanes and a shared-use path alongside the Pike
Four-lane Washington St in Newton before, and now with two through lanes and a shared-use path alongside the Pike
September 1, 2025 at 12:21 PM
In case anyone needs a visual of what these NIMBYs are protesting
Four-lane Washington St in Newton before, and now with two through lanes and a shared-use path alongside the Pike
Four-lane Washington St in Newton before, and now with two through lanes and a shared-use path alongside the Pike
Bike handling skills
Live life like this cyclist in the rain
Live life like this cyclist in the rain
August 29, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Bike handling skills
Live life like this cyclist in the rain
Live life like this cyclist in the rain
«I am uncomfortable driving on city streets with bicycles mixed in with automobiles.»
August 27, 2025 at 1:50 PM
«I am uncomfortable driving on city streets with bicycles mixed in with automobiles.»
When NIMBY residents rail against road diets and bike infrastructure, as they are doing on Washington St in Newton, MA, they are saying these two individuals don't deserve safe and comfortable transportation because they are not in a car
August 26, 2025 at 7:36 PM
When NIMBY residents rail against road diets and bike infrastructure, as they are doing on Washington St in Newton, MA, they are saying these two individuals don't deserve safe and comfortable transportation because they are not in a car
The arrogance of space of cars in cities, parking edition
August 18, 2025 at 5:05 PM
The arrogance of space of cars in cities, parking edition
Is there a better view of the misallocation of @massdcr.bsky.social riverfront space for cars vs. active mobility? The icing on the cake is the post for the sign _for drivers_ further narrowing an already narrow ramp, where two bikes cannot pass at speed
(River St and Soldiers Field Rd, Boston)
(River St and Soldiers Field Rd, Boston)
August 12, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Is there a better view of the misallocation of @massdcr.bsky.social riverfront space for cars vs. active mobility? The icing on the cake is the post for the sign _for drivers_ further narrowing an already narrow ramp, where two bikes cannot pass at speed
(River St and Soldiers Field Rd, Boston)
(River St and Soldiers Field Rd, Boston)
If these motor enthusiasts can't maintain the speed limit, they should get off the street and onto the race track or something where they can enjoy their hobby.
In cities, drivers often slow down cyclists far more than cyclists slow down drivers.
In cities, drivers often slow down cyclists far more than cyclists slow down drivers.
August 8, 2025 at 8:44 PM
If these motor enthusiasts can't maintain the speed limit, they should get off the street and onto the race track or something where they can enjoy their hobby.
In cities, drivers often slow down cyclists far more than cyclists slow down drivers.
In cities, drivers often slow down cyclists far more than cyclists slow down drivers.
The old "pass a cyclist, not stop at a crosswalk, arrive at same red light as original cyclist" maneuver
August 3, 2025 at 7:20 PM
The old "pass a cyclist, not stop at a crosswalk, arrive at same red light as original cyclist" maneuver