Although snowy roads can inconvenience and annoy drivers, they’re pretty exciting for John Kyle. Snow on the roads means within just a few hours, sneckdowns will appear. “I found out about sneckdowns a few years ago and thought that was a really cool idea to see how the streets are actually used, instead of how […]
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Injured cyclist wants stronger protection for all road users
“The message that I got was I should be content that I wasn’t killed,” says Stewart Rand. The Haligonian was hit by a car on the morning of September 30 while riding his bike on the Bedford Highway near Nelsons Landing Boulevard. He says he was thrown into the air by a vehicle that didn’t […]
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When roundabouts suck
Last week, The Coast and the PLANifax design group released a video about Halifax’s crush on roundabouts. It was pretty popular, but the video’s calling out of one driver for not knowing the rules of the road got criticism. Some people thought that black truck was driving exactly the way it’s supposed to. But our […]
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Video debate: Is Halifax’s crush on roundabouts good news?
On paper, roundabouts are safer and move traffic better than traditional intersections. But on the street, people aren’t so sure that Halifax should put a ring on the latest trend in road construction. Our latest PLANifax video collab circles around the issues. Take a look, then share what you think of roundabouts in the comments. […]
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Critical Mass confusion
“What are you guys doing?” asks a woman from inside her parked car on Spring Garden. More than a hundred cyclists, some dressed as skeletons, sex workers and bears, are blocking her from pulling out of her pit-stop at Timmy’s. “We’re going for a bike ride,” answers one of the Canadian Olympians. It’s Critical Mass, […]