Commuting from Maryland

This is a placeholder for queries and recommendations about cycling routes from the Maryland suburbs to DC (or anyplace else). Posted comments will be incorporated in the main text as they accumulate.

You can also share your information about trails and roads: snow, ice, potholes, unsafe conditions of all kinds. To pass the word to other riders, add a comment to this post. Give specifics: where, when, what's the problem.

Commuting routes from Virginia

This is a placeholder for queries and recommendations about cycling routes from the Virginia suburbs to DC (or anyplace else). Posted comments will be incorporated in the main text as they accumulate.

You can also share your information about trails and roads: snow, ice, potholes, unsafe conditions of all kinds. To pass the word to other riders, add a comment to this post. Give specifics: where, when, what's the problem.

Bike Commuter Safety Study

The World Bank's Health Services and General Services Departments sponsored a survey of more than 1,000 World Bank cyclists last summer. Over 550 people responded, providing detailed information about their cycling routes, accident experience, safety equipment and more. From these data, exposure-adjusted accident rates were computed, providing a more comprehensive picture of cycling safety than previously available anywhere. The report on the survey was recently presented to the joint Bank-Fund Health and Safety Working Group. The report also includes an estimate of the CO2 emissions avoided by Bank Group staff and recommendations for increasing the numbers and safety of Bank staff commuting by bike.

To receive a copy of the report, contact eswanson@worldbank.org

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