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On keeping bikes and motor vehicles apart

Written July 14th, 2023 by Hasso Hering
Comments: 8 responses.

Last summer’s fatal accident outside of Albany reminded us that single painted lines don’t offer cyclists much protection from motor vehicles. So how about double lines?

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Remembering Stathos and Albany bike ideas

Written March 30th, 2022 by Hasso Hering
Comments: 7 responses.

Several times since 2012, I’ve paid tribute in this space to the late Don Stathos, father of the Oregon Bike Bill. And it’s that time again:

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On Oak Grove, only the kids are missing

Written July 23rd, 2020 by Hasso Hering
Comments: 2 responses.

The white posts that recently popped up on Oak Grove Drive in North Albany look like, well, white posts. Actually they are “delineators” that Benton County installed to make a safer walkway for children between Oak Grove School and Scenic Drive, about a quarter-mile apart.

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