{"id":40386,"date":"2018-04-08T22:38:15","date_gmt":"2018-04-09T03:38:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=40386"},"modified":"2018-04-08T22:38:15","modified_gmt":"2018-04-09T03:38:15","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-digest-april-8th-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2018\/04\/08\/texas-bicycling-news-digest-april-8th-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News Digest April 8th 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Outspoken Cyclist Podcast Show #395 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c April 7, 2018<\/a><\/h2>\n

Diane Jenks | outspokencyclist.com<\/h3>\n

We begin this week with a conversation about statistics with Russ Rader, VP of Communications at the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. What we learn is that there is a lot of research going on to help stakeholders such as insurance companies, automobile manufacturers, and government learn about what things do and don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t work to make drivers, pedestrians, and cyclists safer. And, there is a LOT of useful information available on the site!<\/p>\n

Russ and I talk about the increase in cyclists\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 fatalities, what might have happened with the autonomous vehicle that struck and killed the pedestrian walking her bike across the street, and what recommendations are being made to change the behavior of distracted drivers.<\/p>\n

Then, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s off to Texas to talk with Officer (Lt.) Wren Nealy. Wren is the president of IPMBA \u00e2\u20ac\u201c The International Police Mountain Bike Association. He\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s also an EMT with the Cypress Creek EMS, and a retired Police Lieutenant. Once again, the conversation goes to safety, how bicycle patrols work, and what cyclists should remember while on the road. And, we talk about the bike medic response team! …<\/p>\n

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