Full Sail University PCP Week 2 Discussion

1. AS MORE AND MORE OF OUR CITIES
EMBRACE CYCLING, SHARING THE
ROAD HAS BECOME A SERIOUS ISSUE.
IN 2011, 677 CYCLISTS WERE KILLED AND AN ADDITIONAL 48,000 WERE INJURED IN
M O T O R V E H I C L E T R A F F I C C R A S H E S . C Y C L I S T D E AT H S A C C O U N T E D F O R 2 P E R C E N T
O F A L L M O T O R V E H I C L E T R A F F I C F ATA L I T I E S , A N D M A D E U P 2 P E R C E N T O F T H E
PEOPLE INJURED IN TRAFFIC CRASHES DURING THE YEAR. - NHTSA
!
H T T P : / / W W W - N R D . N H T S A . D O T. G O V / P U B S / 8 1 1 7 4 3 . P D F
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2. RECENT INCIDENTS IN
COLORADO
BOULDER: AUGUST 2013 - BOULDER POLICE
O F F I C E R D A N B E R G H A S S A U LT E D B Y C Y C L I S T
DOUGLAS PECK ON PEARL STREET MALL.
A S S A U LT O C C U R R E D W H E N P E C K W A S A S K E D
TO DISMOUNT BIKE.
DENVER:MARCH 2013
D R I V E R PAT R I C K W A R D C H A R G E D W I T H
V E H I C U L A R H O M I C I D E I N D E AT H O F
C Y C L I S T M I C H E L VA N D U Y M I N B O U L D E R ,
COLORADO
DENVER:JUNE 2012
DENVER EX-COUNCILMAN DOUG LINKHART
H I T I N B I K E L A N E O N B I K E T O W O R K D AY
IN DENVER, PROMPTING SAFETY DIALOGUE
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3. WE NEED TO
ADDRESS THE CURRENT STATE OF AGGRESSION
BETWEEN CYCLISTS AND DRIVERS, AND
CREATE A PLAN TO KEEP OUR ROADWAYS SAFE FOR ALL
MODES OF TRANSPORTATION.
www.flickr.com/photos/infomatique/6211594990/sizes/l/.

4. IN 2012, VEHICLES IN THE US
ALONE KILLED OVER
BICYCLISTS.
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600
THESE ARE OUR
FRIENDS, OUR FAMILIES AND
OURSELVES AT RISK AND IT IS
UP TO US TO RAISE AWARENESS
OF TOLERANCE FOR BICYCLISTS
ON THE ROAD.
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MY AUDIENCE SHOULD LISTEN TO ME
BECAUSE
I HAVE LOGGED OVER 300
DAYS A YEAR FOR
5 YEARS
COMMUTING ON MY BICYCLE IN A
MAJOR METROPOLITAN AREA. I HAVE
EXPERIENCED NEAR MISSES, HITS, AND
EXTREME DRIVER AGGRESSION IN THAT TIME
AND HAVE EVEN WITNESSED A POLICE
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OFFICER HIT A HEARING IMPAIRED BICYCLIST IN

6. IT IS NOT OKAY TO
KILL BICYCLISTS!
WE NEED TO IMPROVE
CONDITIONS AND LAWS THAT
PROTECT BICYCLISTS AND
ADVOCATE TO CURRENT AND
FUTURE GENERATIONS THE
JOYS AND BENEFITS OF
CYCLING.
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7. BRINGING ABOUT CHANGE FOR SAFER CONDITIONS
ON THE ROAD CAN BE ADDRESSED IN THREE WAYS.
1) DRIVERS NEED TO CHANGE THE
WAY THEY REACT TO CYCLISTS ON
THE ROAD AND TAKE SPECIAL CARE
WHEN PASSING
2) BICYCLISTS NEED TO FOLLOW
TRAFFIC LAWS AND RECOGNIZE TRAFFIC
ISSUES ON CERTAIN ROUTES
3) CITIES NEED TO WORK ON CREATING
MORE ROADS WITH DESIGNATED BICYCLING
LANES
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8. WE CAN
IMPROVE SAFETY BY
CHANGING THE WAY WE
PERCEIVE BICYCLISTS WE
ENCOUNTER ON THE ROAD.
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A BICYCLIST IS NOT AN
OBJECT OR AN OBSTACLE; IT
IS A PERSON WHOM IS
VULNERABLE.
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WE MUST LEAD BY EXAMPLE
IN FRONT OF FAMILY AND FRIENDS
BY BEING COURTEOUS AND
CAUTIOUS AROUND BIKERS ON THE
ROAD.
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10. WE CAN CREATE SAFER
CONDITIONS BY ADDRESSING THE
AGGRESSION WE FEEL WHEN WE ARE
DELAYED, AND PLAN TO CONTROL IT.
SIMPLY GIVING OURSELVES MORE TIME TO
TRAVEL CHANGES THE DYNAMIC.
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BICYCLISTS NEED TO ASSIST BY
FOLLOWING TRAFFIC LAWS,
RECOGNIZING TRAFFIC ISSUES
AND WORKING WITH DRIVERS
SO THEY MAY SAFELY PASS.
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12. http://www.flickr.com/photos/katerha/6919352910/sizes/o/
IF WE AS BICYCLISTS DON’T MAKE A GOOD
IMPRESSION OUT ON THE STREETS, THEN
WHY WOULD NON-BICYCLISTS
ADVOCATE FOR US?
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13. THE CASE FOR CYCLISTS
BREAKING TRAFFIC LAWS
B Y R O B E RT R I VA R D
!
R I VA R D , R . ( 2 0 1 3 , J U N E 1 3 ) . T H E C A S E F O R C Y C L I S T S
BREAKING TRAFFIC LAWS. RETRIEVED FROM HTTP://
T H E R I V A R D R E P O R T. C O M / T H E - C A S E - F O R - C Y C L I S T S - B R E A K I N G TRAFFIC-LAWS/
“THE IMAGE OF A CYCLIST AS
AN OUTLAW NEEDS TO GIVE
W AY T O A N E W I M A G E O F
CYCLING AS A MAINSTREAM
T R A N S P O R TAT I O N M O D E . ” SARAH GOODYEAR
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“A DRIVER WHO DOESN’T RIDE
A B I K E M I G H T A S K : W H AT ’ S
THE PROBLEM WITH
STOPPING? CYCLISTS POWER
T H E M S E LV E S , A N D T H E Y D O I T
B Y P E D A L I N G . ” - R . R I VA R D
“CYCLISTS, IF WE WANT TO ASSERT
OUR RIGHTS TO THE ROAD AND BE
A B L E T O S A F E LY C O M M U T E , L I K E LY
W I L L H AV E T O O B E Y T R A F F I C L AW S
WITH THE SAME REGULARITY AS THE
GUY NEXT TO YOU IN A PICKUP
T R U C K . ” - R . R I VA R D

14. http://www.flickr.com/photos/pwkrueger/5134413496/sizes/l/
CITIES NEED TO WORK ON CREATING MORE
ROADS WITH DESIGNATED BICYCLING LANES,
BECAUSE THE MORE NON-CYCLING DRIVERS ARE
EXPOSED TO PEOPLE RIDING ON THE STREETS, THE
LESS LIKELY THEY ARE TO REACT ADVERSELY
TOWARDS CYCLISTS.
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15. THE GORILLA IN THE ROOM:
O N E C Y C L I S T D E AT H T O O
MANY
BY TIM BLUMENTHAL
!
B L U M E N T H A L , T. ( 2 0 1 3 , O C T O B E R 1 4 ) . T H E G O R I L L A
I N T H E R O O M : O N E C Y C L I S T D E AT H T O O M A N Y.
R E T R I E V E D F R O M H T T P : / / T H E R I V A R D R E P O R T. C O M /
T H E - G O R I L L A - I N - T H E - R O O M - O N E - C Y C L I S T- D E AT H TOO-MANY/
“ A M E R I C A N S D R I V E FA S T E R T H A N T H E
S P E E D L I M I T B U T R A R E LY G E T
TICKETED.”
“BUT THE TRUTH IS, NOT ALL
OUTCOMES OF BICYCLING ARE
P O S I T I V E . FA R T O O M A N Y B I K E
RIDERS GET INJURED (OR WORSE)
WORLDWIDE.”
!
“ B I K E R I D E R S O F T E N FA I L T O F O L L O W
THE RULES OF THE ROAD AND
S O M E T I M E S R I D E U N P R E D I C TA B LY ”
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“AMERICAN DRIVERS ARE
OFTEN DISTRACTED.”

16. STORY IN A LOCAL DENVER
PUBLICATION ABOUT A HIT AND
RUN MURDER OF A YOUNG
BICYCLIST NAMED
DAN PETERSON.
!
LEVIN, S. (2012, OCTOBER 11). AS DENVER BECOMES A MAJOR
B I K E C I T Y, C A N I T P U T S A F E T Y F I R S T ? . R E T R I E V E D F R O M
H T T P : / / W W W. W E S T W O R D . C O M / 2 0 1 2 - 1 0 - 1 1 / N E W S / D E N V E R - B I K E SAFETY/
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“ AT S P E E R B O U L E V A R D
A N D L I N C O L N S T R E E T,
PETERSON COLLIDED WITH
A BLACK 1999 SUBARU
L E G A C Y. T H E C R A S H
THREW PETERSON OFF OF
HIS BIKE. THE CAR DIDN'T
S T O P. ”
"TO HIT SOMEONE AND RUN IS
J U S T U N F AT H O M A B L E , " S AY S
S A R A H G O F F, A C L O S E F R I E N D
OF PETERSON'S. "BUT FINDING
OUT WHO IT WAS IS NOT
GOING TO BRING HIM BACK.
THE HORRIBLE DEED HAS BEEN
DONE."

17. CALL TO ACTION: TALK TO FAMILY,
FRIENDS, AND NEIGHBORS ABOUT
BEING TOLERANT TOWARDS CYCLISTS
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REQUIRE
“CYCLIST AWARENESS
TRAINING” FOR ALL NEW AND
RENEWAL DRIVER’S LICENSES
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LOBBY TO IMPROVE BIKE LANES
WORLDWIDE.
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18. SUMMARY OF
THREE MAIN POINTS:
1) DRIVERS NEED TO CHANGE THE
WAY THEY REACT TO CYCLISTS ON
THE ROAD AND TAKE SPECIAL CARE
WHEN PASSING
2) BICYCLISTS NEED TO FOLLOW
TRAFFIC LAWS AND RECOGNIZE TRAFFIC
ISSUES ON CERTAIN ROUTES
3) CITIES NEED TO WORK ON CREATING
MORE ROADS WITH DESIGNATED BICYCLING
LANES
http://www.flickr.com/photos/paytonc/32208983/sizes/o/

19. WE NEED TO
ADDRESS THE CURRENT STATE OF AGGRESSION
BETWEEN CYCLISTS AND DRIVERS, AND
CREATE A PLAN TO KEEP OUR ROADWAYS SAFE FOR ALL
MODES OF TRANSPORTATION.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pwkrueger/5133829565/sizes/l/

20. FIXING THE DRIVER/CYCLIST SAFETY ISSUE
COMES IN A CIRCULAR SOLUTION. IT STEMS
FROM THE LOGIC THAT
DRIVERS WILL ACT
AGGRESSIVELY TOWARDS THE
CYCLISTS, BECAUSE THEY’RE NOT
USED TO THE CYCLISTS BEING ON
THE ROAD, BUT THERE ARE NO
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CYCLISTS ON THAT ROAD, BECAUSE
THE DRIVERS ACT AGGRESSIVELY. IF
WE CHANGE THE INFRASTRUCTURE SO
THAT MORE PEOPLE FEEL SAFE RIDING TO
WORK, THERE WILL BE MORE CYCLISTS AND
PEOPLE WILL BECOME MORE AWARE OF
CYCLING AS AN EQUAL WAY TO COMMUTE.
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