Busting myths and crunching numbers: what really adds up to safe cycling?

12/16/23 • 36 min

Is helmet-wearing the key to safe cycling ? Maybe NOT! Kay Teschke, retired UBC Prof in Occupational and Environmental Health, joins Peter to debunk misconceptions and talk about what really makes cycling safe. Whether it's helmet laws, safe passing distances, bike lights, or cyclist-pedestrian conflicts — Kay's got the data and she's not afraid to use it.

Read about the BC Government's controversial Bill 23 legislation regarding safe passing distances around cyclists HERE.
Check here for a great compilation and systematic debunking of common CYCLING FALLACIES courtesy of the Cycling Embassy of Great Britain.

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Shared mobility rocks! Bringing shared e-bikes, cars, scooters and buses into the mix

Shared Mobility Architect Sandra Phillips believes in connecting the dots between shared transportation modes to help people get around safely and quickly, while reducing dependence on privately owned automobiles. Movmi, her BC-based consulting firm, has worked with communities from Switzerland to Vancouver, and from Moncton NB to Portland, Nelson, Osoyoos, and New York state — helping communities structure and finance shared cargo bikes, e-scooters, cars, and even electric autonomous on-demand buses to enable shared mobility at every scale.
Check out Movmi: Bringing shared mobility visions to life — HERE
Movmi's project 40 miles north of New York City is in the Village of Ossining, NY — learn more HERE.

Future Mobility expert Jennifer Dungs also talks about Ossining in this WEBINAR on Lower Density and Bike Revolution, moderated by Sandra and including Kassandra McCleery from Copenhagenize and Ashley Finch from Atlanta.
Find out about the Sparrow shared scooter project in Kelowna HERE

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Copenhagen in New Westminster? The Mayor of New West says YES!

New Westminster Mayor Patrick Johnstone answers the $4 billion question: What would happen if the BC government spent as much on active transportation as it is does on one tunnel crossing? Answer: Castlegar would have a full bike and pedestrian network, and New West would be Copenhagen.
Johnstone makes a passionate case for why this level of spending is needed to meet BC’s CleanBC transportation goals, which would also solve the "congestion problem". He also explains why road pricing (to finance transit and active transportation) seems to be the eternal third rail of BC politics, even though people really want bike lanes and transit -- especially the Rad e-bike moms of New West!

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