Pixability Lunch & Learn, May 11

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L&L: Urban Biking
May 2017

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Why Bike?
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Why Bike?
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• Fun!
• Healthy
• More sustainable: less resources to produce
+ no fossil fuels = lower carbon footprint, no
noise or air pollution.
• Good infrastructure (Cambridge ranks #8
and Boston #17 On Bicycling Magazine’s
Best Bike Cities -- Chicago, New York, &
San Francisco rank even higher!)
• See more of the city -- without traffic or
crowding onto a train

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How to Bike:
Road Rules
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Road Rules & Bike Etiquette
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Biking on City Roads
• Be visible, be predictable:
– Signal your intention (point where you’re going if you can)
• Obey the rules of the road:
– stop at signs (when safe to do so), and avoid shoaling
– stay off sidewalks
– ride with flow of traffic (don’t salmon)
• Practice vehicular cycling when necessary
– Don’t be afraid to take the lane (safer than shoulder)
• When turning left, merge with traffic or copenhagen turn (move to
curb of cross street and wait for light to change)
• Use common sense: know what’s going on around you
Alternatively, start with bike paths:
• Always pass on the left - and don’t forget to check your shoulder.
• give pedestrians a wide berth - they behave unpredictably!

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How to Bike: Tips
for Biking Safely
in Urban
Environments
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Biking Safely in Urban Environments
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• What to do:
– Watch out for dooring (keep 3 ft between you and parked cars)
– Watch our for right hooks (be mindful of cars turning right at
intersections, slow down and merge with traffic moving forward)
– Know your route: chose the safer, longer route
– Via norm: Assume nobody can see you. always count on the
fact that the other people out there are dumb - it will save your
life)
• What to Wear/Own:
– Helmet: not illegal not too, but...
– No headphones - need to know what’s going on in environment
– Use LIGHTS at dusk and night
– Appropriate gear (via norm: Commute day is every day - there is
no bad weather).. but you don’t need bike specific clothing
– Sturdy bike lock (U-Lock)
• How to have fun:
• Bike in a group for motivation!
• explore your city!

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Boston Office
Tips
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Boston Office Bike Tips
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• Use the bike room on the first floor
• Closest hubway station: Nashua St. (near North
Station)
• Exciting Boston Bike Stuff in 2017:
– connect historic boston!
– beacon st. bike path?
– longfellow bridge? lol
– mass ave protected cycle track
– bike party!
• Looking ahead:
– Commonwealth Avenue cycle track