cycling

Bostonians Wanted More Bike Lanes: Now They Have Them, and Traffic Is Down

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A bike lane in Cambridge, Boston – credit, Photo by Adam Coppola taken under contract for PeopleForBikes The Better Bike Lanes project in the metropolitan area of Boston has led to a substantial increase in bicycle trips and a modest decrease in the number of motor vehicles on the roads at any given time. Taking … Read more

Would Your Helmet Actually Protect You? VA Tech’s ‘Helmet Lab’ Is Testing Every Sport

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VA Tech Helmet Lab staff testing a hockey helmet – credit, VA Tech Helmet Lab In 2011, Steve Rowson and his fellow engineering students at Virginia Tech were asked by the Hokies equipment manager if they could test commercially-available football helmets to see which was the safest. Obliging the man, they ran a series of … Read more