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Posts tagged San Francisco

Strava: will it be the death of you?

Jun21
2012
Leave a Comment Written by Alan
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Popular fitness app/website Strava is in the firing line once again, for allegedly causing people to act recklessly. William and Kathleen Flint filed a lawsuit against Strava following the death of their son Kim who died whilst attempting to reclaim his KOM on a descent.

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Posted in Cycling, Strava - Tagged california, cycling, fail, garmin, Global Positioning System, insanity, KOM, lawsuit, Strava, Tilden Regional Park

What is twitter saying about #strava?

Apr16
2012
Leave a Comment Written by Alan
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I’ve become quite interested in the Strava debate since learning about recent events in San Francisco. Are people really so influenced by apps, to the point where they’ll engage in risky behaviour? The latest tweets using the #strava hashtag might offer some insight into how people are engaging with Strava. What do YOU think? Is [...]

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Posted in Cycling, Social media, Strava - Tagged apps, cycling, garmin, Global Positioning System, Strava, Twitter

Strava as a scapegoat for reckless cyclist behaviour

Apr15
2012
6 Comments Written by Alan
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Within hours of posting my Strava article, a section of it had been copied into a post on a San Francisco community blog, in this article. The post concerns a tragic incident in which a pedestrian was killed by a cyclist, and highlights an ongoing debate as to whether sites like Strava are a contributing [...]

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Posted in Cycling, Strava - Tagged accidents, Castro, cycling, dangerous, evidence, Global Positioning System, irresponsible, pedestrians, safety, Strava, traffic

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