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JRA with the Angry Asian: Should we be considering full-face road helmets?

I’ve been thinking a lot about facial injuries lately — partially due to my mishap last July in Belgium just prior to the Tour de France (on an electric scooter, of all things) — but also because of the traumatic crashes that seem to happen with frightening regularity in professional road racing. Take just this …

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Can you be sued for causing a group ride crash?

You’re out on your regular morning bunch ride, surrounded by dozens of other riders; some you know, others you don’t. The bunch approaches an intersection and, looking up the road, you notice cars ahead of you starting to slow. You decide to follow other riders into the adjacent lane, and make a quick head check …

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When mandatory helmet laws go wrong

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Mandatory helmet laws are controversial at the best of times. Even the words “mandatory helmet laws” are enough to whip some people into a veritable frenzy (RIP comments section). But when local authorities are seemingly more interested in using such laws to make money than they are in protecting cyclist safety, well, that’s when things …

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Can self-driving cars make cycling safer in urban areas?

Whether we like it or not, driverless cars seem to be on their way. It might still be many years until the technology is ubiquitous on our roads, but when automated vehicles (AVs) do arrive, they’re going to shake things up in a huge way. One of the biggest benefits AVs are expected to bring …

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Melbourne is getting its first Dutch-style protected intersection for cyclists

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The Victorian government has announced that the state’s first-ever protected intersection will be built at the corner of Albert Street and Landsdowne Street in Melbourne’s inner east. The intersection will feature a continuous separated path for cyclists who are approaching, riding through, and exiting the intersection. New kerb islands on each corner will protect riders …

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