No DSM diagnosis for road rage & bike hate (yet). Closest seems to be Intermittent Explosive Disorder - repeated episodes of impulsive, aggressive, angry, or violent behavior disproportionate to the situation. In my experience, that describes driver behavior we witness every day!

Two cruisers made it down 9th Avenue to 46th St. in the bike lane in moments, then stuck in traffic on 46th St. Imagine if there was a bike lane on 46th they could use. Bike lanes speed emergency response

Join us for the #PotholeChallenge, January 12-19! We want to see how many potholes we can collectively track down and get fixed in the East Bay. It's a fun, self-paced and practical way to make a difference in our communities. RSVP for the free training at BikeEastBay.org/Pothole-Challenge

@alamedacountyca.bsky.social Any chance we could get something like this for Lake Chabot Rd in Castro Valley? Many people walk and run along that road and more separation is needed. More lighting is needed as well, especially at all the crosswalks. sf.streetsblog.org/2025/12/19/s...

It was so nice when Wildcat Canyon Roady was closed to cars with just hikers, bikes, and horses, but now risky/dangerous driver behavior can resume on Wildcat Canyon Road. www.contracosta.ca.gov/9869/Wildcat...

Every time I see someone with a bike on a BART escalator, it makes me smile - especially this rider prepared for rain. Not all policy making is so visible & tangible. Two years after we started allowing bikes on escalators, it’s worked perfectly. I haven’t heard complaints or of any big accidents.

Not saying anyone should hack a variable messaging sign to send a message to drivers...but if you theoretically did, we came up with some punny suggestions that are perfect for the holidays.

I tried to find a photo of Christopher Plummer riding a bike, and instead I found this photo of a guy named Chris who's a plumber, which is even better.

After an hour, my Clipper account migrated. I helped my wife do the same, & she had similar issues. Her account finally migrated, but she lost her SENIOR Clipper card status. I did not lose my SENIOR card status during migration. So she just REAPPLIED for a SENIOR Clipper card. So broken ...

Finally successful in logging into the Clipper website with my existing ID and password. It seemed to automatically start upgrading my account, but the few seconds they claim has turned into over an hour with this dialog still showing. Ridiculous that this is soooo broken.

Visited the Clipper website to figure out what I needed to do to activate free/reduced transfers, but it didn't accept my password. Attempts to reset the p/w fail with instructions to call their office. Clipper has one of the most incompetent s/w teams I’ve ever seen.

The interesting thing here is not that 9 pro cyclists were able to tow-launch a glider, rather that the answer to the tow apparatus issues was to install fenders on the bikes. Fenders. The answer is always fenders. youtu.be/lD_LvvByOeM

Reminiscent of an offensive, old Schwab commercial that offered money-saving tips for investors such as collecting the little bottles of shampoo and mouthwash when you stay at a hotel.

New post: a week of hectic back and forth with fire officials and city council over Berkeley street festivals brings out into the open a conflict in city halls across USA. Fire depts opposition to traffic calming and safety measures. Is there a solution? darrellowens.substack.com/p/the-fire-d...

If Caltrans District 4 is listening, the intersection at University and W. Frontage Road in Berkeley just cries out for a traffic roundabout treatment like one on Gilman at I-80. There didn’t appear to be serious injuries, thankfully.

1989. About to bike home, Sunnyvale to my apt in Palo Alto. Deadlocked traffic on Central Expy. Loma Prieta quake knocked out all traffic signals, but I was making great time Heard a siren. Fire truck approaching from behind, IN THE BIKE LANE! I moved over, they passed. That's how it works.

A new way to diminish transit users has been unlocked! Nothing says “failed state” like a city choosing to completely remove bus shelters & making the use of public transit even less appealing. No shelter, then what’s next, remove the benches? This is fine ... oaklandside.org/2025/11/13/r...

This video does a very thorough critique of John Forester, his books, his skewed view of bikes, his confabulations, and the damage he did to bike infra in North America. Cliff Notes: Forester's books suck, his data analysis is flawed, & his pants were likely on fire anytime he spoke about cycling.

So it turns out... the US air travel system was incredibly, deeply dependent on federal funding to just run day-to-day all this time, to the benefit of private airline shareholders, when everyone thinks that state-run trains are leeching off the government. Weird!

Best explanation I’ve seen of the 4-way stop problem. If you are a cyclist or a driver or … however you roll, please watch. When a driver has ROW at a 4-way stop w/ a cyclist yielding, waving the cyclist thru only creates confusion & frustration for everyone. www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JrB...

Just cycled the RSR bridge after the path reopened. Good: The barrier was placed further South, maybe 10” or so, which made the path noticeably wider. In the 45 minutes I was there, I counted over a dozen cyclists, so plenty of demand. Not so good: Noticeably more gravel & stones on the path. Why?

An amazing video of hurricane Melissa, a terrifyingly strong storm. Experts say there needs to be a new Level 6 on the Saffir-Simpson scale to describe it, but let’s just keep arguing about parking, freeway widening, and preserving car dominance. apnews.com/video/us-air...

It’s 6am on October 27th, 2025, the first day of the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge trail closure and free bike shuttle service. I’m here for most of the morning handing out rider surveys for @bikeeastbay.bsky.social. You can take it here too: bit.ly/rsrshuttlesurvey

MTC's video on using their RSR bridge bike shuttle, which starts next Monday when the bike/ped path closes. The design of the racks & some of the attachments in the trailer assume a bike w/o fenders. It would be so much easier to just let cyclist ride across the bridge. 🤷‍♂️ youtu.be/w0vNljbw_QI

What I find most troubling is the fact that there appears to be a microfiche reader sitting on the table to the right and behind the bike. Nothing says "cutting edge" like microfilm.

Huge turnout in Albany, CA with lots of great signs, but this was my fav. #NoKings

As I've said before, riding the new CalTrain reminds one of Europe. Riding BART is like being in high school detention.

Hard to find a more obvious example of the journalism adage “If someone says it’s raining outside and someone else says it isn’t, your job is not to quote them both, your job is to go outside.”

“We assume that car use is an incompressible liquid that must be routed somewhere. But it’s more more like a gas that fills whatever space it is given.” —Ian Lockwood, Harvard Loeb Fellow, transport planner.

RSR Bridge Path Closures start on Monday 10/27/25.

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

Remember riding the new A. Zuckermann Path, watching the old Bay Bridge being dismantled, & marveling: "We used to drive on THAT?" I get the same uneasy feeling on the Richmond/San Rafael Bridge today. Someone should be planning for a RSR Bridge replacement. Like, NOW.

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

Found at my neighborhood bookstore. Read for your Rights Banned Books Week Oct 5 - 11, 2025

A friend just send me this photo. Appears it was taken on Russell St at College Ave in Berkeley’s Elmwood neightborhood. Sorry I can’t give credit to the photographer.

Just a reminder that convenient bicycle parking on Solano Avenue is available AT NO CHARGE. Also, you don’t need to provide any identifying information to park a bike there.

Hey #CityOfElCerrito, Nearly hit by a speeding driver approaching an unusual & dangerous 5-way intersection at Ashbury/Ablemarle/Stockton while I was cycling to buy pet food. Why does this slip-lane thingy even exist? Just to expedite drivers entering the 7/11 parking lot?

Jalopnik correctly identifies driver behavior as the hazard, but distracted driving is just 1 hazard. Aviation has long recognized that EXTERNAL PRESSURES distort our ability to manage risk. Here’s what it looks like for drivers: STRESS -> FRUSTRATION -> IMPATIENCE -> ANGER -> RECKLESS BEHAVIOR

Kudos to @berkeleyca.gov for creating this raised crossing at Franklin when the Ohlone Greenway near N Berkeley BART was repaved. All ped/bike crossings should be like this.

Reported to Safety Concern to CalTrans and their response: "Your concern as reported to Caltrans has been reviewed and determined that no service request is needed for this location therefore, this ticket will be closed." 🤔

An NPR listener since the 1980s, this was one of the most offensive stores I've ever heard. Aggressive, antisocial behavior by drivers is at an all time high. Statistics show people outside of a car are paying dearly. NPR, stop victim blaming & raise the awareness of people behind the wheel.

Nice day for a bike ride on the SF Bay Trail today, but CalTrans always seems to ensure cyclists don't have a moments peace.

Cross the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge by car, by bike, or on foot, and one thing is very clear: the bridge is deteriorating rapidly & our leaders should be working on a replacement. NOW. The new design should include accommodations for LRT, buses, and, of course bikes and pedestrians.

"The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” George Orwell

Love this trompe l'œil. Imagine there were still streetcars stopping at the top of Solano Avenue in Berkeley and throughout the East Bay. Imagine.

Pam Bondi has a lot to say about hate speech and the First Amendment after Charlie Kirk’s murder. The problem is, everything she says is flat-out wrong under controlling Supreme Court law. Why she needs to go back to law school is in today’s write-up, in the replies.

A study conducted in Germany showed that people there who choose to travel by bicycle were more likely to be concerned about the common good of their neighbors and communities. 🤔

Nothing says “freedom” like a young man in a BMW doing donuts near the Shipyard 3 Trail at Point Richmond.

It’s almost impossible for Berkeley to build safe streets, reduce VMT, create new housing, or maintain bus routes for school children, but at least we’ve been a nuclear free zone since 1986!

Apropos of nothing, just a reminder that Turning Point USA actively maintains a "professor watchlist" that encourages intimidation tactics, harassment and attacks of all kinds against teachers and faculty members. www.theguardian.com/education/20...