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Baltimore Cycling News: August 3, 2012

MD Streets Rank No. 8 in Bicycle Safety

Photo Credit: Laura L Thornton

If you think riding a bike on the streets of Silver Spring is dangerous, think again. Maryland’s streets might actually be among the safest for bicyclists in the country. The state was recently ranked No. 8 in the nation in terms of bicycle-friendly states, according to a statement issued last month by the League of American Bicyclists. The state is ranked third in the Northeast for bicycle safety, the statement added…

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1 comment

By Seth – August 3, 2012.

  • http://www.facebook.com/the.human.car Barry Childress

    Heavy sigh, this is one of the problems with LAB Bicycle Friendly State (BFS) program, it only covers STATE policy on STATE roads. That is to say only 10% of Maryland roads are “ranked” not the state as a whole. I could get into a lot more detail as a former contributor (one of several) to LAB’s BFS questionnaire but needles to say I have given up putting any faith in the rankings as the questionnaire does not really get at what needs to be got at as far as Maryland is concerned.