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This is a very dangerous stretch of road for cyclists because the bike lane and right turn lane intersect. I bike it daily and have seen two accidents and numerous near accidents between bicyclists and motorists. Last week my husband's rib was broken when he was struck by a car while biking here. When we returned to the scene to look at it several days later, we found another biker rolling on the ground after having just been hit by a car.
1) Flashing lights and signs are needed here
2) bright plastic road dividers should be installed, to limit the area that cars are able to move into the bike lane
3) and/or more permanent bike lane dividers should be installed to protect cyclists
Thank you for consideration and assistance.
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Community Neighbor (Guest)
Acknowledged Baba Bob Shipman (Registered User)
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Reopened Tanya Hess (Guest)
I think it's great that the fencing was removed; it definitely helps. But these last two accidents actually occured beyond where the fencing and construction were. The right turn lane and bike lane cross each other, such that the bike lane ends up between two car lanes, and cars frequently ignore the existance of the bike lane.
Painting the bike lane with bright colors, adding road markers, signs, and lights, and lane dividers would all help protect bikers by making the bike lane more obvious.
Thanks for helping make this area safer.
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Baba Bob Shipman (Registered User)
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Philip Cook (Guest)
Tanya (Guest)
Philip, I have also wondered if it was necessary to have the lanes cross. I presume there was concern that leaving the bike lane close to the curb would cause the right turn lane traffic to back up at rush hour? Or cyclists were getting hit by people taking right turns? But causing the lanes to cross clearly isn't a safe alternative as it is now.
If the bike lane were along the curb, it may be that separate lights would be needed for cars turning right and bikes going straight, or maybe somehow incorporating the bike lane into the cross walk, although I'm not sure how that would work.
At the very least, as the lane is now, more signs are needed (and flashing lights), the lane should be painted a bright color, and lane markers/dividers should be used to keep cars from prematurely moving into the bike lane.
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