The guy cycling in this photo could stand to lose a few pounds, but the important thing here is placement of new flexposts on Girard northbound at its intersection with Central Avenue. More good work from City of Albuquerque here! And while we’re thinking of this intersection, you know what would also really help there?… Read More More Better Burque: There’s a Fat Man, in the Bike Lane, Wearing Blue

KOB-TV’s Meg Hilling went a little deeper into the effects of a recent hit-and-run crash and is commended for doing so. Joseph Fricke, cyclist and Golden Pride restaurant employee, was horrifically vaulted 15 or 20 feet into the air as Allen Hackett plowed into him on Central Ave. and Dorothy St. near Juan Tabo Blvd. last… Read More Getting to Better Know Those Involved in Roadway Carnage

The rising epidemic of those killed walking Albuquerque streets included one more person earlier today on/near Tramway and on/near Comanche/Candelaria. I include all the “on/near” and other “/” as early news reports aren’t more specific; however, if this latest death is like 99% of other pedestrian fatality reports, it’s as specific as we are ever… Read More Another Pedestrian Fatality and the Need for Deeper Understanding

As a rule, I avoid reading, and especially watching, any story with a headline like “APD releases video of graphic hit-and-run crash involving bicyclist.” In this case, I made an exception, regretfully so, in retrospect. As I’m sure is true for most, if not all, cyclists who venture out beyond the safety of multi-use paths,… Read More We Hold These Truths to be Self-Evident, Everybody, Anybody, Gets to Drive a Car