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Rumble strips are a proven method for decreasing roadway departure crashes for motorized vehicles; however, when not installed properly, they can be a serious danger to cyclists’ safety. Rumble strips can force cyclists into the travel lane with high speed traffic when installed on roads with little or no shoulder or down the middle of the existing shoulder.

We work to ensure that all road users––both motorists and cyclists––can safely enjoy America’s roads. We advocate for transportation agencies to enact rumble strip policies that provide a minimum of four feet of usable shoulder for cyclists and ensure the quality control of rumble strip installation.

**Rumble Strip Best Practices
Based on Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) standards and the studies/reports noted below, these are the rumble strip best practices recommendations that provide the minimum standards to safely accommodate bicyclists:

* Shoulder width: No rumble strips or stripes installed on shoulders less than four feet wide.

* Placement: Adjacent to or on the white line, providing a minimum of four feet of usable shoulder to the right of the rumble strip.

* Frequency: 10-foot gaps allow cyclists to navigate away from the shoulder if needed.

* Depth: 0.375 inches

* Width: 5 inches

* Length: 6 inches 

* Center line rumble strips: Ensure a minimum four foot shoulder width when installing center line rumble strips. AASHTO recommends six-foot minimum shoulder width when both center line and shoulder rumble strips are present.

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Rumble strips and bicyclists: What works, what is safe | Adventure Cycling Association

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Located off the Katy Trail, Jefferson City is the perfect place for you to veer from the beaten path and venture into an exciting new territory. Whether you are looking for a paved route like the Jefferson City Greenway or want to take an off-road adventure on Frog Hollow Nature Trail, the city makes for a perfect bike-friendly destination. The newly created bike lanes throughout the city offer easy access to many of the trails and parks, as well as nearby attractions and restaurants. Go for a ride and discover what Jefferson City’s trails have to offer!

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Bicycle Rides and Routes in Jefferson City - visitjeffersoncity.com

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One of the best ways to experience the beauty of the Ozarks is on your bicycle.

From rural America to urban metros, a bicycle ride helps you get off the beaten path, find the back alleys, and connect with the people that make a place unique. Head outside and experience someplace new by bike. To help you make that happen close to home, we have worked with our partners at Greene County and Springfield Convention and Visitors Bureau to highlight five loops to promote exploring our beautiful Ozarks by bicycle.

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Exploring Springfield and southwest Missouri by bicycle - 5 regional tours in the Springfield area | Ozark Greenways

Frisco Higline Trail - Boone Loop
Loop the Lakes
Bikes & Battlefields Loop
SGF Brewery Loop
Springfield Sculpture Tour - Center City

Visit Ozark Greenways' Bicycle Tourism page for complete information about each route and to view or download the complete route:

https://www.ozarkgreenways.org/explore/bicycle-tourism/

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With almost 400 miles of cycleways—including a two-mile curb-protected
cycleway smack-bang in the Central Business District—Montreal is considered to be the best cycling city in North America. The city was twentieth out of twenty in the Copenhagenize Report’s index of best cycling cities in 2015 but, significantly, it was one of only three non-European cities included on the list.

Montreal became bicycle-friendly because of people power. Le Monde à
Bicyclette was founded in April 1975, and many of the campaign tactics employed by this bicycle-advocacy group are still used by advocacy groups around the world. Montreal’s first “stop killing cyclists” demonstration—modeled after playdead protests in the Netherlands from earlier in the 1970s—used black humor, urging protestors to “Come die-in with me.” A placard at one of these die-ins demanded “vélo pour la vie”—“bicycle for life.” . . .

The group’s longest-running cyclodrama was when activists carried bulky items onto Montreal’s metro—a ladder, skis, a papier-mâché hippopotamus—while those with less bulky bicycles were refused access. After three years of these “cyclo-provocations,” MAB won the subway access for cyclists it had sought.

MAB also constructed car-sized wooden frames for placing over moving
bicycles to demonstrate how much space Montreal would save if it catered to cyclists, and not just to automobiles.

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How Montreal became the most bicycle-friendly city in North America - Bike Boom, Carlton Reid

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Unique Midwestern bicycle tour adventure through portions of four mid-Mississippi valley states along the New Madrid earthquake fault line.

Visit Illinois, Missouri, Tennessee, and Kentucky in just seven days.

Ride the Fault is more than a bicycle tour-more than just cycling!

Nature lovers-have lunch at lakeside restaurants at Reelfoot Lake Wildlife Refuge and scan the trees for nesting bald eagles.

Paddle a kayak through groves of century old cypress trees!

History buffs-learn about the past-visiting strategically important early Civil War sites; and look to the future with a stop at the new Discovery Park science center in Tennessee!

Cross the Mississippi River on an authentic riverboat ferry.

Beat the heat with a trip to an outdoor water park!

Enjoy camping outdoors, indoors, or select a motel from our list.

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Ride the Fault Line 7-day bicycle tour through Missouri & 3 other states announces 2020 dates June 20-26 - ridethefault.com