Today was the closest I've come to getting killed on my bike.

Heading east on Beacon, about to take the slight right onto Comm Ave towards the common in Kenmore Square. Stopped at the light, it turns green, I continue into the intersection. A white box truck which was not first in line overtakes, and turns right towards Fenway. If I had been hustling off the light, I'd have been two meters further forwards, and I wouldn't have had time to stop and avoid getting turned into. I would have ended up under the truck.

Did not have the presence of mind to get the plate. I assume there's literally nothing I can do? I got a picture of the truck but it was too far. White truck, no markings on the photo.

The blocks on Comm Ave between Kenmore and Mass Ave are the worst parts of my commute. Valet parking, constant deliveries, aggressive drivers, bike lanes that end with mixing, etc. I often just take the lane throughout, but end up with angry drivers honking / close passing. Do you all just skip it and go around? I think I'm done with it.

Any Boston bike orgs that are focused on bike safety on this area? Would love to get involved.

This summer, I will be flying into Boston, and I will be bringing my bike, and from there I will be riding the East Coast Greenway to the Canadian border. I would like to know how I can leave the airport by bike without getting killed? I was thinking of taking the free airport shuttle (can bikes go up there????) to T Blue and then from there a few stops to the Wonderland stop and then start riding in “safety”. What do you think? Other options! Thank you

ADD===> the bike box/bag? where do I leave it? or do I throw it away? Is there a place to leave it?

Hi everyone! I’m fairly new to Boston and the US in general so this is the first time I’m dealing with something like this.

Last week I was cycling on Mass avenue, on the bike lane as you should, when a car decided to unexpectedly turn right onto a smaller street, while I was going straight.

The right turn was so sharp and sudden, I didn’t have time to react or break and the car ended up hitting me, then proceeding to drive off (and speeding up I should say).

This resulted in a few road rash/burns on my hand and thigh, sore neck (which I should check), a bent bike wheel and a broken engagement ring which thankfully I found the diamond of.

With the very helpful advice of some locals in the scene, I called 911, reported the license plate, care type, injuries and I also have two witnesses. I got the case number and incident number from the police. They called to let me know they found the suspect and I can take it from here.

My question is - what do I do next? Obviously I am furious for the driver running away and he/she should be stopped and never let this happen again. On the other hand my injuries and harm to property isn’t major.

What do I do with the drivers information? What are my rights in these situations? Can I get some sort of compensation for my injuries and damage? And if so how do I go about doing that.

Thanks in advance!

I was riding on a side street in JP and some woman opened her car door just as I was riding by. I’m really grateful that it was a quiet street and I didn’t get hit by oncoming cars, but it was pretty scary and I broke a bone.

I was too shaken up to think about it at the time, but are there any penalties for drivers who do this? (I doubt I could find her, I’m just curious)

You are fucking invisible at 5pm without lights or at least reflectors. Get smart, get lit.

What store sells one of these things? I do not want to recharge. I do not want to use some weird obscure little battery. I do not want to pass go. Thanks!

I was hit by a car today, went to ER and thankfully no fracture or dislocation, though there is still pain and I'll see my doctor soon. Thankfully also my bike is mostly okay, though there are bent pieces that will need fixing or replacing (dérailleur, rotor and fender). The driver is quite clearly in the wrong, I was crossing at a green slowly on my bike, they were going right on red and rammed into me right as I was in front of their car (they were stopped prior to that, so no way for me to see this coming).

I barely spoke with the police officer at the scene since the paramedics were checking me out and took me away to the ER, and now I'm kind of lost on what to do to get my bike fixed? Should I pay for stuff and be reimbursed later? Should I only have a store estimate the charges and bill it to their insurance? How do I even get their insurance info, I don't have anything on them except a police report number?

What about the hospital (MGH)? I gave my insurance info there, and they said it would depend who gets billed on whether it's "an accident" or not, does that mean I could receive a bill for this? Who decides if it's my fault or the driver's here?

Thank you in advance for any help

I've recently discovered that my liability insurance (from Mapfre Insurance) does not cover me when I am riding my class-2 e-bike. It covers me on my normal non-electric bikes, and would also cover if I had a class-1 e-bike. But, not class-2.

I'm posting for two reasons:

1. As a warning to others with e-bikes: consider checking if your insurance policy covers you when riding!

2. To ask if anyone knows of any insurance carriers that actually DO cover liability for class-2 e-bikes? Ideally, this would be part of a standard homeowners/liability insurance policy, but I would also consider buying a special e-bike-only liability policy. (I only care about liability here... I don't care about insuring against damage to the e-bike itself)

In case you're wondering why class-2 e-bikes are treated differently (by Mapfre Insurance anyhow), here's my understanding:

• My homeowner/liability policy EXCLUDES any incident occurring when I'm operating a "motor vehicle". This is totally normal and expected. People are meant to buy separate motor vehicle insurance for their cars.

• My policy defines "motor vehicle" as any vehicle that is "self-propelled". A class-2 e-bike has a manual throttle, so therefore it is self-propelled, therefore it is a motor vehicle, therefore it is excluded.

• I am indeed aware that Massachusetts law explicitly says that a class-2 e-bike is NOT considered a motor vehicle. But that only covers the term's use in laws and regulations... it does not cover definitions in insurance policies (at least not as far as I understand it... IANAL)

• A normal motor vehicle insurance policy WOULD cover liability, but it is meant for a CAR not an e-bike. It requires things like registration, inspection, title, VIN numbers, odometer readings etc. None of these apply to e-bikes. I don't own a car, so I can't get one of these policies.

hello! I normally bring my bike and store it in my apartment; my 3 unit apartment currently has a pretty bad schoolyard type bike rack, and I would love to have a less shitty bike rack to lock up for short periods during the day if needed.

I know for newer buildings with more units, landlords seem to have to install a different t type of bike rack, but I was wondering if anyone’s had any success getting their landlord to switch out a bad bike rack for a new one that’s inline with bostons bike rack guidelines.

I know at least one of the other tenants in the building bikes and used the rack.

thank you!!

https://ridewithgps.com/routes/48780519. Hopefully I’ll join tonight as I’m on the route, midpoint. I saw it pass by last year, fantastic costumes. Paul Revere was the best.
8 pm at green st.

Looking for an adventure to tempt my brother to come out from the west coast. Doesn’t have to be solely on the bike, but it should be a challenge and scenic.

For reference, I recently got back from Death Valley where we rode and hiked the 96 miles from Badwater (-290’) to Telescope Peak (11,000’).

As he puts it, we want something with a high probability of failure.

Charles River Bike Path. It's something like this: we had a pretty long dry spell there, and leaves got ground up to a fine powder. Add some overnight rain, and that partly decayed fine powder turned into mush. So....riding, approaching a pedestrian, I was trying to ring my bell to alert her, but also braking at the same time on top of the mush.

I went over. She was nice enough to stick around and see that I was OK. Bruised hip and shoulder, no road rash.

This was my commute into work. You can bet your bottom dollar I rode home very slowly and carefully.

I’ve been to Landry’s and wheel works and felt rushed by the sales staff and pushed toward one bike or another. I want to find a shop that has large inventory that will take their time helping me choose a bike. What shops have you had good experience with?

There are so many posts about the building-out of the MCRT in their Facebook page. I appreciate the admin's effort to update everyone, but it's so confusing to me. Is there any section of trail currently suitable for a good 25-mile group ride? Several years ago, I checked out the trail from Wayland to the Waltham line, up to that old railroad bridge. It was an OK ride but a short one at around 10 miles for the round trip. I'm looking for new places to take my biking group, North Shore Bicycling for Fun. We regularly ride the Bruce Freeman trail, so we're aware of the extension to Sudbury. We're looking forward to the official opening, hopefully in the spring. Any suggestions?

https://www.meetup.com/north-shore-bicycling-for-fun/

I want to explore using a Blue Bike, and for that I need to purchase a helmet. I want help finding a helmet that's a good fit without upselling or bull💩. What store should I consider?