Sentences with phrase «as cyclists using»

While cars and vans are highly popular in the U.S., countries with low - to middle - income status have a much higher proportion of pedestrian traffic as well as cyclists using motorized two - and three - wheel vehicles than high - income countries.

Not exact matches

Cyclists heralded the lane as a vast safety improvement that will encourage more New Yorkers to use bikes.

As Chinese mainly use public bikes for part of their daily commute, in the morning, cyclists rush to find docking points near the subway station to return bikes.

He says U.S. Olympic cyclists as well as Norwegian and Finnish skiers are all using a variation on the technique.

In the past few years, consumers have grown used to the sight of handheld GPS receivers, which have been marketed as individual positioning devices for anglers, hunters, hikers, and cyclists — tools, in other words, for establishing one's individual bodily location.

Sporty types, such as runners and cyclists, are used to digital fitness trackers and apps (such as Fitbit and Strava) that enable them to document their activities and allow them to share their exploits with others.

Ketones are not currently on WADAs prohibited substance or monitoring list, but are apparently already being used by professional cyclists to improve performance [37], and being used by Team Sky (but they will not confirm so as to keep their competitive advantage!).

As you may know, cyclists, rowers, speed skaters, and bodybuilders have used them in large quantities to restore glycogen stores rapidly.

The film starts as a sort of Super Size Me for doping with Fogel using himself as a guinea pig to explore how easy it is for amateur cyclists to trick drug tests.

Exit Assist, by contrast, uses radar to spot vehicles and cyclists approaching from behind as the doors are opened, using warning lights to prevent passengers from getting clipped.

Breaking the Waste Cycle When avid cyclist and Cycle Dog president Lynette Fidrych recognized the waste caused by her used bicycle inner tubes was simply causing more landfill buildup, she repurposed the material as backing on dog collars.

The beach area and its surrounding esplanades and parks are enjoyed by family groups picnicking and playing, swimmers, water sports enthusiasts, walkers, cyclists and even parachuters who often use the beach as a landing zone.

Nhlengethwa uses the large - scale cityscape, Cyclists Mural, as the core vision for the show.

In our analysis we found that an urban development strategy focused on access for all, rather than for a minority who use cars, with congestion pricing, realistic parking charges, and speed limits low enough to stop the slaughter of pedestrians and cyclists would as a co-benefit also reduce oil use and CO2 emissions from cars to barely more than twice today's levels in 2020, way below the trends.

As with regular bikes, we certainly need to enforce common riding rules, such as not riding on sidewalk or against the traffic flow, but these things are just as applicable to regular cyclists, as they are to folks using electric bikeAs with regular bikes, we certainly need to enforce common riding rules, such as not riding on sidewalk or against the traffic flow, but these things are just as applicable to regular cyclists, as they are to folks using electric bikeas not riding on sidewalk or against the traffic flow, but these things are just as applicable to regular cyclists, as they are to folks using electric bikeas applicable to regular cyclists, as they are to folks using electric bikeas they are to folks using electric bikes.

One of the routes stated in what is known as the Plan Peatonal Ciclista (Pedestrian Cyclist Plan, paid for by the government, by the way), points out that Santa Margarita Avenue is one of the most used streets by cyclists on their way to work, school; etc..

Using that data, its own surveys, and the help of a statistician, GluskinTownley extrapolates that approximately one - third (28 %) of U.S. cyclists, or 7.8 million adults, are participating in biking as a family activity.

Though it was initially requested by the city that bridge be for cyclist use, as the design now moves forward it is no longer to be used for cyclists and alternative solutions are being pursued.

P.J. O'Rourke is a satirist, using wit as a way to deliver social criticism, and in this week's Wall Street Journal he skewers cyclists, inviting them to «Go Play in Traffic.»

Even though Tesla's Autopilot system is currently primarily for highway use, it is capable of detecting cyclists (as pictured above), but like any other situation with Autopilot, drivers should keep their hands on the wheel and be ready to take over.

There are valid arguments on both sides, as purpose - built electric bikes are said to be better able to handle the additional torque and stresses that electric drive systems put on the frames and components, while the kits that enable conversion of a conventional bicycle into an electric bike allows cyclists to use the bikes they already own and ride as the starting point.

While some commenters to this Guardian story want people to cut the London Mayor some slack as he attempts to make the infrastructure more cyclist friendly, others gripe that it's a case of bluewashing the bike paths cyclists were already using.

The report goes on to say «Of the 3.2 million regular cyclists, 1.5 million also use their bicycles as a method of transport, almost 20 % more than in 2001.»

Dozens of taxis have been photographed illegally using bike lanes as taxi ranks in Toronto over one 24 hour period this weekend, causing bemusement among cyclists and, apparently, the companies they work for.

According to Google, not only are such handy bike - route maps available for desktop and mobile users, cyclists using Google Maps Navigation (beta) can now mount their Android phones to their handlebars to receive turn - by - turn directions and navigation, as well as voice - guided directions.

TreeHugger promotes cycling as perhaps the best way to get around a city, but how many serious door prizes and deaths is it going to take before they make the city safe for cyclists, instead of forcing us into a two foot wide space between streetcar tracks and parked cars filled with people who don't know how to use a mirror?

As cyclists know, they use more energy when bucking a head wind.

Ahmedabad, India, leads the pack as cities in developing nations race ahead of their richer counterparts in adopting eco-friendly transit solutions, according to the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP), which last week gave the western Indian city its 2010 Sustainable Transport Award.The award has been given out since 2005 to a city that best «uses transport innovations to increase mobility for all residents, while reducing transportation greenhouse [gas] and air pollution emissions and increasing cyclist and pedestrian safety and access.»

As such, how many cyclists would really WANT to use this?

Cyclists are vulnerable when using Scotland's roads: while you may wear a helmet and the requisite protective gear, the risk of suffering injury is as a matter of fact significantly higher for you if you come into contact with another road user.

Other legal requirements for cyclists include using hand signals for turns or riding as close as practicable to the right - hand curb.

Bicyclists, at least, can use cycle lanes and even sidewalks if they are available and are much rarer on the open highways, but motor cyclist are forced to use the same shared space as other road users.

It takes time to get used to riding your bike as a car, but as long as you do not get into «asshole cyclist» territory, it is the safest way to ride in the city.

The Appellants argued s. 185 applied in the circumstances; that a cyclist should be considered the same as a motorist where there is a breach of the TSA or the Use of Highway and Rules of the Road Regulation, Alta Reg 304/2002 («Road Regulation») because both statutes impose the same duties on cyclists and motorists.

As a result, some cyclists do use their smartphone while riding their bicycle, and this distraction can lead to preventable accidents with another cyclist, pedestrians, and motor vehicles.

New York cyclists are widely regarded as having a death wish but cyclist fatalities have been slowly coming down even as bike use has more than tripled since 2000.

And if an uninsured motorist hits a cyclist and the motorist is at fault, the cyclist could use his or her uninsured motorist coverage for damages (as long as they carry it).

Assuming Strava's user base is made up of serious cyclists who invest heavily in the best equipment, the app can be used by criminals as an accurate map of where to find expensive bikes they might want to steal.

Watches like the LG Watch Sport will have GPS built - in, which is perfect for Strava as they offer a feature called Beacon that makes use of GPS as a safety measure for runners, cyclists and other athletes.