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Washington, White House Area

17th and Constitution Aves. NW

Washington/fish Market Area

I-395 Offramp and Maine Avenue SW
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Great Seneca MUP

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Tue Aug 12, 2008
Welcome to Los Angeles
Wed Apr 9, 2008
Welcome to Wichita, KS
Wed Nov 7, 2007
It's been a while since there's been any news, but thanks to this article in commutebybike.com, there's been a handful of new cities - welcome Phoenix, AZ and the SF Bay Area.
Tue Jul 3, 2007
The Right Ride is now open to other cities! Currently we're serving (in addition to Boston)...
  • Hartford, CT
  • Seattle
In the works are..
  • New York
  • St. Louis
  • Washington, DC
If you want your city to be added, get in touch with me.
Tue Jul 3, 2007
New features added!
  • separation of "safe routes" and "hazards"
  • ability to add comments to existing markers
  • ability to rate existing markers
  • ability to filter markers based on rating
  • login now required to do more than browse the site
Tue May 22, 2007
I think I've got the problems for Internet Explorer users ironed out (aside from the fact that they're using Internet Explorer).
Sun May 20, 2007
The Boston Globe ran a piece about the site.
Sat May 19, 2007
Just added the form for adding hazards. Plans for features coming soon include:
  • the ability to add safe routes in addition to hazards
  • the ability to rate hazards
  • the ability to filter results based on ratings
Later on, I'll be adding the ability to completely edit existing hazards.
Wed May 16, 2007
BostonNOW ran a piece on the site.
Other cities served by therightride...

Don't see your city here, but would like to? Get in touch and we can work something out.

It's free, and all you have to do is promise to throw a few markers on the map to kick things off once it's set up.

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If you're using Internet Explorer with this site, you will be mildly happier with the experience if you use Firefox instead. Even better, Safari (now available for Windows) seems to load the map faster than any other browser.

This site tracks safe routes and dangerous spots around Washington, DC for cyclists. To use the site, you can click on individual pins for more info, or click on the list of cities and hazards to the left of the map. To add to the map, you have to register with a username. Registration is totally free.

If you have any questions or suggestions, you can reach me at chris@chrisbraiotta.com.

If you find this site worthwhile, feel free to donate. No pressure.

Thanks to Mike Rheault of micropress design for the banner. Thanks to Ian Thistle for half of the original idea, and to Ian along with Matthew Arcidy and Diane Akerman for putting together the first round of data. DISCLAIMER: the information on this site is all unresearched advice, so use it at your own risk. Neither the webmaster nor any of the contributors may be held liable for any of the information contained herein.