By Roger C. Lanctot Director, Connected Mobility Strategy Analytics Conflict and controversy have broken out in the nation’s capital over a proposed 2.7-mile bike lane on Connecticut Avenue. On-street parking spaces in Washington, D.C. are expected to be eliminated by the plan and shopkeepers and residents are up in arms. At the very local level the complaints appear legitimate, as …
It’s time to reframe how we think about transportation and mobility — the ability to move freely and participate in society is a basic right. By Tangier Barnes Wright Senior Partnership and Program Manager PeopleForBikes Editor’s note: This text was first published online by PeopleForBikes on Oct. 17 and is shared in The Bike Lane with permission. I did not grow …
Podcast with Kellen Pucher Head of Business Development Panasonic’s Smart Mobility Office – Cirrus by Panasonic Kellen Pucher stops by The Bike Lane to describe Panasonic’s early development of C-V2X in Colorado and the real value of the system. Kellen and Jake Sigal discuss open national data standards within the transportation system and why “V2X is kind of that open …
By Jake Sigal Founder and CEO Tome Software Working with a team to make on-road cycling safer has been important to me for years. As it is for many of you, this is personal. In 2016, we were on the cusp of always-on connected cycling with Garmin Connect IQ, and we were starting to see Bluetooth cycling peripherals on helmets …
Podcast with Ed Straub VP Land Systems SAE ITC Ed Straub joins The Bike Lane to discuss the reasoning behind, and importance of, industry standards in Transportation Systems. From the pre-competitive meetings, to the cooperative standards creation committees, to the adoption of those standards, Ed describes why it’s essential for technologies that “just work together” regardless of the manufacturer. Links …
As cars, infrastructure, mobile devices and accessories all become smarter, the opportunity for improving driver awareness of vulnerable road users (VRUs) such as bicyclists, scooterists, road workers and pedestrians has never been greater. Tome Inc., in conjunction with Ford Motor Co. , has been researching the feasibility of sending and receiving safety messages from the VRU to the vehicle using BluetoothR Low Energy (Bluetooth LE) wireless technology. This investigation has included the use of dedicated Bluetooth LE hardware as well as mobile devices to transmit and receive personal safety messages (PSMs) for alerting vehicles in situations where normal ADAS (Advanced Driver Assistance Systems) sensors might not be sufficient.
By Noa Banayan, Sam Herr and Leanne Kaplan Editor’s note: This text was first published online by PeopleForBikes on Sept. 21 and is shared in The Bike Lane with permission. Policymakers across the local, state and federal levels are increasingly looking at investments in micromobility projects to connect individuals and communities to jobs and daily needs, reduce congestion and emissions …
Podcast with Bob Najduk Director of Electronics Trek Bicycle Co. Bob Najduk, Director of Electronics at Trek Bicycle Co., joins The Bike Lane to discuss safety technology for bicycles/scooters/electric bicycles, both current and future. Links mentioned in this Episode of The Bike Lane: Bontrager Bike Lights for daytime flash – www.trekbikes.com/us/en_US/equipment/bike-accessories/bike-lights/bike-light-sets/bontrager-ion-200-rt/flare-rt-light-set/p/23710/ Bob Najduk on LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/bob-najduk-348b5a3/
By Francine Romine Director, Marketing and Communications University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute Earlier this year, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration released their report on early estimates of traffic fatalities and fatality rates in 2021. It was sobering. Fatalities increased in every category tracked — rural roads, interstate, time of day, gender, impaired drivers. And we know from the …
By Umit Ozguner Professor Emeritus Ohio State University At Ohio State University’s Center for Automotive Research, the preeminent research center in sustainable and safe mobility in the United States and an interdisciplinary research center in The Ohio State University’s College of Engineering, we have been involved in different aspects of dealing with vulnerable road users for many years. There seem …