Search results for bicycling police

Social Sciences Jun 8, 2026

Protected bike lanes, not painted lanes, lift NYC bikeshare ridership, analysis shows

Protected bike lanes increase Citi Bike ridership in New York City, but painted bike lanes and sharrows do not show a statistically significant causal effect on ridership after accounting for confounding factors, according ...

Plants & Animals Jan 15, 2026

Coyote, bobcat sightings are on the rise in parts of Dallas-Fort Worth; here's how to stay safe

Amid a recent spate of reported sightings of bobcats and coyotes in Frisco, local experts are encouraging North Texas residents to be aware and to take precautions to avoid negative encounters between pets, people and wildlife.

Education Dec 11, 2025

The toy aisle is still full of gender bias. Here's how to navigate it these holidays

Parents the world over have begun the task of negotiating Christmas lists written by their children. But buying the right presents for kids can feel like a minefield, with an ever-growing list of choices and factors to consider. ...

Other Nov 4, 2025

Cyclists may be right to run stop signs and red lights. Here's why

Interactions between different users on roads are often a source of frustration, the most prominent being those between motorists and cyclists.

Social Sciences Sep 25, 2025

Cars versus kids: How resistance to change limits children's right to the city

Many Canadians over the age of 40 likely remember spending their childhoods playing on the street and moving around their communities on their own or with friends. And, according to the United Nations' Sustainable Development ...

Social Sciences Jun 25, 2025

In UK study, the risk of certain types of crime, but not others, increase after dark

A UK study of data on more than 30,000 crimes sheds new light on crime after dark, suggesting that the overall risk of crime rises when darkness falls, but that risk varies depending on type of crime and geographical area. ...

Economics & Business Dec 18, 2024

Is a lack of corporate competition stifling the US economy?

Economist Ali Yurukoglu has some encouraging news for anyone who fears that an overconcentration of corporate power is hurting the U.S. economy, stifling innovation, and harming consumers: Dig deep into the data, and you'll ...

Environment Dec 12, 2023

Climate change imperils Southern California's coastal rail corridor, panelists say

Climate change is "wreaking havoc" on the coastal rail corridor from Santa Barbara to San Diego, Sen. Catherine Blakespear said at a Senate Transportation Subcommittee meeting in San Clemente.

Social Sciences Apr 11, 2023

Researcher reveals a double standard for officers who issue parking tickets

"THEY park on the sidewalks and hide fire hydrants with their cars. They angle where they should parallel and turn normal streets into obstacle paths. They never seem to feed their parking meters, they rarely get tickets ...

Social Sciences Jan 11, 2023

Is it OK to kick a robot dog?

Last Saturday night, a young woman out on the town in Brisbane saw a dog-shaped robot trotting towards her and did what many of us might have felt an urge to do: she gave it a solid kick in the head.

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