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The route choice of cyclists is subject to various decision factors. For example, many prefer a separate bike lane (top left) instead of sharing space with dense car traffic (top right). Depending on whether streets with heavy car traffic (thick edges) are equipped with dedicated bike paths (blue) or not (gray), cyclists take the direct route (black arrow, bottom left), take detours to stay on bike paths (bottom center) or ride on small side streets…

Lindsay Lohan is excited to make her big Hollywood comeback, claiming her return to acting is “like riding a bicycle”. While the former child star has largely remained absent from the acting scene since the late 2000s – with her most recent notable role in 2013’s The Canyons – in March of this year it was announced that she had signed a two-plus movie deal with Netflix.The first film, Falling for Christmas, stars Lohan as an engaged hotel heiress who falls in love with a blue-collar boy (Glee’s Chord Overstreet). Ahead of…

This year’s RoboCup symposium held in Bangkok, Thailand marks the 25th anniversary of the event, an international competition dedicated to the advancement of robotic and artificial intelligence technologies. The original goal of the event was to get the state of robotics in robust enough shape that one might field a team of robotic soccer players capable of beating a World Cup champion (human) team by 2050 – but a lot has changed since 1997. RoboCup Both the event and its mechanical entrants have evolved by leaps and…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Dangerous situations can develop when cyclists are overtaken by cars. How threatened or safe cyclists feel during an overtaking maneuver depends on the type of road. They expect to be safer on roads with a speed limit of 30 kilometers per hour (kph), as well as on living streets, bike streets, and roads with cycle lanes. If cars are allowed to drive faster and infrastructure for cyclists is…

A simple project walkthrough in fitting Generalised Linear Models in PythonPhoto by Hiroshige Fukuhara on UnsplashDespite writing several articles on the topic and working in the insurance industry, I have actually never fitted a Generalised Linear Model (GLM) from scratch.Shocking I know.So, I have decided to spread my wings and carry out a small project where I can put all my theoretical knowledge into practise!In this article, I want to walk you through a simple project using GLMs to model the bicycle crossing volumes…

Gas prices are ridiculously high and they just keep climbing. Your car isn’t getting any cheaper, but buying a new electric car also isn’t in your budget (and let’s face it, putting one more car on the roads isn’t helping anyone either). An electric bike would be a GREAT alternative, but maybe you just aren’t ready to go 20 mph on the side of the road with cars whizzing past your handlebars. But there’s another great solution that you might have overlooked: the humble electric scooter. I’m talking seated electric…

Ebikes have grown much sleeker and less conspicuous over the years, but many still arrive looking like the unfortunate spawn of motorcycles and Hollywood sci-fi fantasy machines. Sometimes you just need a little e-boost without all the bulk, weight, excessive power and overstyling. Arizona-based fixed-gear specialist State Bicycle Co has entered the electric market to offer just that: a simple, affordable electric bike that looks and rides much like a traditional urban commuter but with a bit of battery-powered pep. The…

Arabic Style released : A full RTL interface  —  In the first blog of our new theme series, we featured all the major upgrades and enhancements to Zoho Mail.  In this blog, we are going to delve into the RTL (Right-to-left) UI orientation in Zoho Mailsuite. Arabic Style released : A full RTL interface  —  In the first blog of our new theme series, we featured all the major upgrades and enhancements to Zoho Mail.  In this blog, we are going to delve into the RTL (Right-to-left) UI orientation in Zoho Mailsuite.…

Although there are now a number of helmet-mounted brake lights on the market, they're almost all activated by an integrated accelerometer. The OxiLum takes what is claimed to be a better approach, as it's triggered by a brake-lever-mounted device.Currently the subject of a Kickstarter campaign, the OxiLum is the creation of French company Overade, which previously brought us a folding helmet and a set of helmet-mounted turn indicators.The OxiLum pops on and off of an included magnetic mount, which gets attached to the…

by Lyndsay M.c. Hayhurst, Brad Millington, Brian Wilson, Jeanette Steinmann, Jessica Nachman and Mitchell McSweeney, The Conversation Soroti, Uganda. Credit: hutterstock World Bicycle Day is celebrated on June 3 in support of the…