Frank Krygowski said:Quoted message said:You'll get hit by cars turning left.
Quoted message said:You'll also have no "bail out" path if something really weird
happens. That could be something as weird as a drunk using the bike
lane for passing, or something as common as an emergency vehicle
blasting down the street.
Quoted message said:Like almost all "original" traffic designs, it looks blatantly
stupid and dangerous to me. Treat bikes as vehicles and be done
with it.
Sounds good but it won't fly. How about a few things that you should
be able to do on a bicycle and not with a car? I ride up the sidewalk
on my street where there is no curb lane for bicycles during rush
hour, rubber tire marks mark the curb 4-lanes of traffic.
I ride on the double center line on our down town main street to avoid
getting doored or parked by a car heading into a diagonal parking
space.
At major intersection of multi-lane roads, should I cross when the
pedestrian light is green or when cars are moving in all directions?
We have bicycle/pedestrian signals that are tripped by a button or
bicycle detector loops so we can cross a six lane road in a direction
that allows no cross traffic to motor vehicles.
At a place with a no u-turn sign, can I change directions on my bicycle?
There are myriad such differences that need addressing. If you doubt
that, you should ride inside the university bounds here and note that
there are no stop signs and no cars on streets that were formerly
hazardous. There is no keep to the right hand rule there and it works
well.
Special rules apply even for motorcycles, such riding between lanes of
traffic in California highways. Don't try that with your car.
It isn't as simple as some would have you believe.
Jobst Brandt
