When it comes to car-on bike-accidents, the difference between minor or major injury (or avoiding a collision at all) can come down to fractions of a second. That’s the speed of instinct. The problem, ...

Ringing a bike bell to warn off a car driver is worse than doing nothing, because at least doing nothing won’t make you feel angry and impotent. Honking a car horn, on the other hand, will make a ...

A regular car horn is fine, but lacks finesse for more subtle communication. For example, some car horns aren’t particularly adept at short indicatory honks, and can only blare loudly regardless of ...

You may have noticed that we talk a fair share about bikes, and the tragic death of a B.U. student Christopher Weigl last week had several of us chatting about the how the incident put us on edge. We ...

Obnoxious honking is no longer a luxury reserved strictly for those behind the wheel of a car or SUV. Beginning Monday, cyclists will also be able to lay on the horn, and ward off vehicles that ...

Looks like the power balance in the motorist-bicyclist turf battle is about to shift. After a successful Kickstarter campaign, veteran bike commuter and engineer Jonathan Lansey is poised to release ...

It’s my pet peeve: people locking their cars with remote devices after they have walked a good distance from their car, leaving the loud horn to jolt anyone who happens to be walking past. Does anyone ...