Cycling safety

helmet for people on bicycles intended to reduce injuries in the event of a collision or crash

roadside memorial for a person killed while cycling consisting of a bicycle painted white

street that is designed as a bicycle route

transportation policy and design approach that streets should be safe for all users and modes of transportation

road markings at road junctions allowing certain types of vehicle a head start

the impact of the bicycle in the lives of women

archaic term for pedal-driven bicycles with equal-size front and rear wheels, geartrain and tires ("common" bicycle)

part of a road that is intended to be used by cyclists to cross a carriageway or a bicycle lane, point where a cycleway crosses a route for another mode of transport

safety clothing

activities that call for, promote or enable increased adoption and support for cycling and improved safety and convenience for cyclists

Dooring is the act of opening a motor vehicle door into the path of another road user. Dooring can happen when a driver has parked or stopped to exit their vehicle, or when passengers egress from cars, taxis and rideshares into the path of a cyclist in an adjacent travel lane. The width of the door zone in which this can happen varies, depending upon the model of car one is passing. The zone can be almost zero for a vehicle with sliding or gull-wing doors or much larger for a truck. In many cities across the globe, doorings are among the most common and injurious bike-vehicle incidents. Any pa

Autobesity, also known as car bloat, truck bloat and carspreading, is the trend, beginning in about the 1990s, of cars increasing in average size and weight. The average weight of cars sold in Europe increased by 21% between 2001 and 2022. In the United States, SUVs and pickup trucks comprised more than 75% of new sales in 2024 compared to 38% in 2009.

retroreflector intended to be used in traffic in dark

riding a bicycle or motorcycle between lanes or rows of slow moving or stopped traffic moving in the same direction

Idaho state law allowing bicyclists to treat stop signs and red lights as yield signs

use of road traffic engineering practices, safety equipment, strategies and education to reduce risk associated with cycling

group protection theory

marking of the part of the street recommended for cycle traffic, but shared with motorized traffic