Ken McLeod

@kenmcld.bsky.social

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Bicyclist and policy wonk hoping to make the US more safe for people when they need to go places. Policy Director @bikeleague.org

An image showing driver visibility issues from https://usa.streetsblog.org/2022/08/17/senator-calls-on-feds-to-mandate-frontover-cameras-on-huge-cars-but-it-wont-save-enough-lives
Image showing the communities featured in the Complete Streets Strong Economies report
Clip from 2019 AAA survey showing that 88% of surveyed engineers consider the 85th percentile operating speed while only 36% consider surrounding land use
Analysis of key words in Safe Streets for All grant project descriptions: https://www.datawrapper.de/_/FBmKS/?v=4
Definition of motorized bicycle from the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission
Screenshot of FHWA presentation about Proven Safety Countermeasures
NHTSA's Countermeasures that Work document promotes lower speed limits
Cost Example of adding bike lanes during a resurfacing project
R1-6a sign from the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices
Reminder for drivers that they can make safe driving decisions
A clip showing different helmets for different speed devices
Clip from 2024 Participation Study about bicycling in the United States by People for Bikes
Excerpt of survey data about support for federal funding for biking and walking
Clip from crash typing manual from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: https://crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov/Api/Public/ViewPublication/813797
A Zoox prototype in traffic with a compact SUV behind it
A prototype Zoox Automated Vehicle
clip of Oregon law 814.410 regarding biking on sidewalks and crosswalks
A screen in a Tesla showing surrounding vehicles
Craig Robertson Road looking toward Mill Mountain
Comparison of auto and aviation regulation
paint and posts make a hardened centerline so a van has to turn more slowly before a crosswalk
Visualization of being run over by a pickup truck due to the high hood pushing the person to the ground
Finishing the Super Hyak Marathon
A clip of the law in Illinois that makes drivers responsible for safely opening a vehicle door
map of states with offices of outdoor recreation
Table 14 from https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/25685/dot_25685_DS1.pdf
Federal solutions for e-motos
California SB 1167 provisions relevant to enforcement
Explanation of California SB 1167
Effective e-moto legislation
"A person's actions to knowingly advertise, offer for sale, or sell a vehicle that is not an electric assisted bicycle as an electric bicycle, electric assisted bicycle, electric bike, or e-bike without making the disclosure described in Subsection (8)(d) constitutes prima facie evidence of a deceptive trade practice"
Graph of efficiency gains when street space is reallocated
Progress in late May on river access at Wasena park in Roanoke, VA
Image from rideforyourlife.org
Text of washington state law about lowering speed limits
Feedback loop of 85th percentile method
Image of realigned intersection
picture showing a curb extension made by paint and plastic bollards
Text from a report on underride crashes