Pedestrian safety on Minnesota streets

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reports that pedestrians are injured once every eight minutes and killed, on average, once every two hours in traffic-related incidents. Whether you travel alone or push your child in a stroller, traveling by foot carries potential risk. Even if you are careful and abide by traffic signals, you still need to be a d…

Bicycles:Rules of the road for the sake of safety

I crashed my bicycle. Luckily, I came away with minor injuries. I rode the Midtown Greenway, a major bicycle path between St. Paul and Minneapolis, MN. When I came to Hiawatha Avenue and crossed with the light, a car suddenly turned in front of me. I swerved, hit the curb, and went over the handlebars. The visor on my helmet shattered.
So, to avoid injury ALWAYS wear …