Triangle Roadway Bicycling Links

Bicycle Driving

  1. Bicycle Driving, Demo Gallery (NCCBD)
  2. Bicycle Traffic Safety (Ken Kifer)
  3. oCan they cross the yellow line? (Keri Caffrey)
  4. Colorado Bicycling Manual (Fort Collins, CO)
  5. Cyclecraft, a guide to skilled cycling technique (John Franklin, UK)
  6. Effective Cycling; The Cure for Un-riding (Chainguard-Online)
  7. Effective Cycling Notebook (League of American Bicyclists)
  8. Hands signals for cyclists (James Allen Watrous)
  9. How to Ride in Traffic (Ken Kifer)
  10. Passing Thoughts -- Bikes and Cars Sharing the Road (Fred Oswald)
  11. Safety Skills for the road (Bicycling Life)
  12. Stay to the Right, another bicycling myth (Avery Burdett)

    In Groups

    1. Cinderella Safety Classes (Jean O'Donnell)
    2. oGroup Riding Guidelines (Florida Bicycle Association)
    3. Group Riding Rules of Etiquette (Bamacyclist)
    4. Group Riding Techniques, touring style (Ottawa Bicycle Club)
    5. Group Riding Tips, benefit ride style (David Cole)
    6. Group Riding Tips, intermediate level (in a PDF file)
    7. Group Riding Tips, racing style (Roger Marquis)
    8. Riding in Groups, PA Bicycle Driver's Manual aka "Street Smarts" (John S. Allen)
    9. Paceline, Riding the (Carolina Tarwheels Bicycle Club)
    10. Riding Side By Side (John S. Allen)
    11. oUnderstanding Safe Lane Position (Keri Caffrey)

Bicycling Advocacy

  1. Automobile Dependency Transportation and Land Use Patterns (Todd Litman)
  2. Bicycle / Pedestrian links (Surface Transportation Policy Project )
  3. Bicycle Advocacy (League of American Bicyclists)
  4. BikeEd Hawaii (Hawaii Bicycling League)
  5. Bike Lanes, Some of the problems created by (Vancouver Cyclist)
  6. Bike Lanes, 5 basic Q & As on (Tracy-Williams Consulting)
  7. Bicycle Advocacy (Chainguard-Online)
  8. Bicycling Advocacy Information (Fred Oswald)
  9. Bikeway Activists in the Wrong Lane (Avery Burdett)
  10. Effective Cycling Video (Seidler Productions)
  11. Enabling and encouraging people to cycle (John Franklin, UK)
  12. Modern Bicycling Myths (Lauren Cooper )
  13. rec.bicycles Archives and FAQ (Mike Iglesias)
  14. The Roads We Have (John Andersen)
  15. STPP Transportation Action Network
  16. Transportation Equity (Todd Litman)
  17. Videos on bicycling & pedestrian safety (Seidler Productions)

Bicycling to Work

Triangle (there's more Triangle info below)

  1. Bicycle Commuting in RTP, FAQ (Scott R. Chilcote)
  2. Bus Bike Rack, Using the (Triangle Transit Authority)
  3. Commute Solution: Bike/Walk (SmartCommute, Research Triangle Park)
  4. Commuting Resources (Durham's Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission)
  5. Rtp_bike_ped (Bicycle and Pedestrian Listserv for the RTP Area)
  6. TriUtililtyBikers (Triangle Utility Bicyclists discussion group)

National

  1. Bicycle Commute Guide, The Washington State (in a PDF file)
  2. Bicycle Commuter's Guide: Tips & Techniques (Fred Oswald)
  3. Bike Commuting and Transportation (Ken Kifer)
  4. Bicycle Commuting in Madison: A Guide to Getting Started
  5. Bike Commuting Links (Yahoo)
  6. oBike Commuting Tips (Paul Dorn)
  7. Bike To Work (Shimano & LAB)
  8. Commuting (Fort Collins, CO)
  9. Commuting by Bike Links (The Mining Company)
  10. Folding Bicycles for commuting (Massachusetts Bicycle Coalition)
  11. How to Ride in Boston Traffic - Or Anywhere (John S. Allen)
  12. Ten Tips for Safe & Enjoyable Bicycle Commuting (Fred Oswald)
  13. Yes, You Can Bike To Work! (Tim Cookingham)

Brochures

  1. Bicycle safety brochures (Florida DOT)
  2. Bike Safety for Kids (Fred Oswald)
  3. Guide for Bicycle Transportation (Ohio Bicycle Federation)
  4. Improving Local Conditions for Bicyclists (BikePlan Source)

Equipment

How

  1. Competition Bicycle Size/Proportions Analysis (Basis Systems netzwerk)
  2. How to Fit a Mountain Bike (The Physician and Sportsmedicine)
  3. IceBike (Winter Bicycling)
  4. Winter Bike Clothes (Maumee Valley Wheelmen)
  5. Winter Clothing (Kucharik)
  6. Winter Cycling (All Weather Sports)

What

  1. Bicycle Stores search engine (NBDA)
  2. Bicycle Manufacturers, Suppliers, Organizations and Newsgroups (UBII) * Large page!
  3. Commute Bikes available in the U.S. (Steven M. Scharf )
  4. Commuting/Touring Bicycles (John G. Faughnan)
  5. New products (Colorado Cyclist)
  6. Reviews of Mountain Bikes and related products (Mountain Bike Review)
  7. Reflectors, About Bicycle (John S. Allen)
  8. Reflectors, Why they don't work (John Schubert)
  9. What Kind Of Bike Should I Buy? (Walt's Cycle and Fitness)

General

  1. Bicycle Directory (Total Bike)
  2. Bicycling links (Gainesville Cycling Club)
  3. Cadence (Dan Empfield)
  4. Cycling In The Pacific Northwest and Around The World (bikeride.com)
  5. How to Shift A Bike (John Andersen)
  6. Multi-day rides in North America (National Bicycle Tour Directors Association)
  7. VeloNews
  8. WWW Bike Lane (Bryn Dole's collection of links)

Law

  1. Bicycles and the Traffic Law (Paul Schimek)
  2. California Laws, The Case of (Alan Wachtel)
  3. Dangerous Laws (Fred Oswald)
  4. Existing statewide mandatory sidepath laws (Bob Bayn)
  5. Impeding traffic conviction, Selz appellate brief (Ohio Bicycle Federation)
  6. Laws Related to Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety (compares national & state laws)
  7. Proposed Model Laws (Fred Oswald)
  8. Right to Travel by Human Power, The (Steven G. Goodridge)
  9. State Laws (MassBike)
  10. 1897 pamplet on the Rights of Bicyclists (Leage of American Wheelmen)

North Carolina, The Triangle area of

General

  1. Bicycle Crash Data, North Carolina (NC DOT)
  2. Bicycle stores in the Triangle (Triangle Citysearch)
  3. Capital Area Bicycle and Pedestrian Stakeholders Group (CA-MPO)
  4. Cary's Bicycle Plan (Town of Cary, NC)
  5. Cycle North Carolina (NC Amateur Sports)
  6. Division of Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation (NC DOT)
  7. Draft Bicycle Transportation Plan (Orange County, NC)
  8. Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety and Education Activities (NC DOT)
  9. Statutes, Motor Vehicle (State of North Carolina)

Clubs

  1. Capital Cycling Club
  2. Carolina Tarwheels Bicycle Club
  3. North Carolina Bicycle Club
  4. Triangle Mountain Bike Club

Rails-to-Trails

  1. The American Tobacco Trail (TRTC)
  2. North Carolina Rail-Trails (NCRT)
  3. North Carolina State Trails Program (NCDPR)
  4. Triangle Rails-to-Trails Conservancy (TRTC)

Trails and maps

  1. Cary Greenways & Trails (Cary)
  2. Reviews of MTB trails in North Carolina (Mountain Bike Review)
  3. Triangle trail maps & descriptions (Triangle Greenways Council)
  4. Wood Run Trails in the Uwharrie National Forest

Planning

  1. AASHTO Guide for the Development of Bicycle Facilities (This PDF file is about 2.5 MB)
  2. Balancing the 4 E's in Local Bicycle Programs (Tracy-Williams Consulting)
  3. Bicycle Facilities (John Forester)
  4. Bicycle Facilities, Position on (League of American Bicyclists)
  5. Bicycle Helmet Safety Institute (BHSI)
  6. Cycling and cycle planning, links to papers and information (John Franklin), UK
  7. Digital Collection - Pedestrian And Bicycles (National Transportation Library)
  8. Dilemmas of Bicycle Planning, 1999 revision (Paul Schimek)
  9. Facilities too often turn out to be Difficulities (The Redways in Milton Keynes, UK)
  10. Human Powered Transportation Committee (ASCE)
  11. Local Bicycle Programs - Q & A articles (T-W Consulting)
  12. Oregon Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan (Oregon Transportation Commission)
  13. Paradigm Shift for Sustainable Transportation (Todd Litman)
  14. Parking Ordinance, The Santa Cruz Bicycle
  15. Ped/Bike planning and design course (UNC-Chapel Hill)
  16. References for Bicycle Planning (City of Cambridge, Mass.)
  17. Safety and education links (ChainGuard)
  18. San Francisco Bicycle Plan Policies, Ordinances & Legislation
  19. Traffic Circle Program (Seattle Transportation)
  20. Traffic Control, Bicycle-specific (Richard C. Moeur)
  21. Traffic Engineering - What - Why - How (Arizona DOT)

Studies

  1. Analysis of the UK's largest purpose-built cycle path network (John Franklin, UK)
  2. Bicycle Crash Statistics (MassBike)
  3. Bicycle Fatality Facts (Insurance Institute for Highway Safety)
  4. Bicycle Safety Education has 1995 Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Report (North Central Texas Council of Governments)
  5. Bicycling facts and figures (Martin Pion)
  6. Bikecentennial Accidents report, 1976 (Burden and Burgess)
  7. Casualties on cycle paths (John Franklin, UK)
  8. oCrash-Type Manual for Bicyclists FHWA-RD-96-104 (Carol Tan)
  9. Cycle path safety: A summary of research (John Franklin, UK)
  10. FHWA Bicycle Safety Related Research Synthesis, comments on chapter 4 (Alan Wachtel)
  11. FHWA Bicycle Safety Related Research Synthesis, comments on chapter 4 (John S. Allen)
  12. FHWA Bicycle Safety Related Research Synthesis, comments on research record (John S. Allen)
  13. Pedestrian & Bicycle Research Safety Page (Federal Highway Administration)
  14. Risk Factors for Bicycle-Motor Vehicle Collisions at Intersections (Alan Wachtel and Diana Lewiston)
  15. Target Risk (Risk Homeostasis Theory)
  16. Training Program, Elementary-Level Cyclist (John Forester)
  17. US Bicycle Traffic Fatalities: Trends & Characteristics (Institute for Traffic Safety Analysis)

Please send questions or suggestions about this page to Bruce Rosar at brucewr@mindspring.com

Last updated Feb 1, 2009

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