Take A Break: The fact is that bicycles are legally vehicles and you are required to follow all the rules of the road, including stopping at stop signs and red lights (and waiting for the light to turn green before proceeding), yielding at Yield signs, and obeying No Right On Red signs.  Sure, motorists break [...]

Go With The Flow: Bicyclists are supposed to ride in the same direction as other traffic, not against it. While getting hit by a car from behind is one of cyclists’ greatest fears, it actually happens in only about 10% of crashes. See bicycle crash data from the Federal Highway Administration and the National Highway [...]

Light Up The Night: While it is certainly very important to see where you are going when riding a bicycle at night, it’s even more vital to make sure other people, particularly motorists, can see you. Many bikes come with reflectors on the pedals and the wheels, and often the front and rear as well. [...]

Get Some Head Insurance: Helmets are required for children age 16 and younger riding a bicycle in Massachusetts. But helmets are not just for kids “ it’s a good idea for everyone to wear a helmet every time they ride a bike. According to Safe Kids USA and the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, head [...]

Walkers Go First: No question about it “ if you run into a pedestrian while riding your bike, someone is going to get hurt (probably both of you). Massachusetts law says that bicycles are vehicles and pedestrians, well, aren’t. So it should be no surprise that bicycles, just like other vehicles, must yield [...]