Running through many of the stories we gathered is a feeling of systematic disregard for cyclist safety and comfort – on the part of motorists, traffic engineers, designers and policymakers.
Participants of the Near Miss Project claimed to experience several close calls with cars on a single day cycling, and project author Rachel Aldred reports a feeling of "systematic disregard" for cyclist safety and comfort from motorists, traffic engineers, designers and policymakers.
More information about the types of road network structures that are conducive to non-motorist traffic safety can help to guide the design of new networks and the retrofitting of existing networks.
That overall rate was significantly outpaced by non-motorist traffic deaths: Bicycle fatalities were up 13%; pedestrian deaths rose 10% and motorcyclist deaths rose by 9%. .
Motorists in traffic jams fume at John Prescott's anti-car agenda.
And yet, his response to the deaths of motorists in traffic accidents is to promise an upgrade in infrastructure.
Under the law, British police will also be able to pursue foreign motorists for traffic and speeding fines if they have left the UK.
As much as motorists dislike traffic, a crowded road can mean deliveries are up, fuel prices are down and vacationers are spending money.
They have a point, especially when the same city administration has cracked down on drunken drivers, motorists blocking traffic, speeding taxis and wayward pedestrians.
Last September, construction began on a $15 million project to install electronic signs on the Northern State and Meadowbrook Parkways to inform motorists of traffic conditions ahead.
The Michigan State Police Department has encouraged communities to use larger letters on street signs and to erect signs warning motorists of traffic lights.
