Hunrobe wrote:
>>Frank Krygowski [email protected]
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> wrote in part:
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>>I've ridden in bike lanes
>>that have had construction signs purposely set up in them. In my mind,
>>this can't be justified unless something _very_ unusual is going on.
>>The signs are usually just as visible if they're on the curb. Sure, a
>>dozing motorist may be very slightly less likely to see the sign - but
>>is the small chance of that worth more than the greater possibility of
>>bicyclist injury?
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>>I'd certainly complain, and in writing, and to several agencies,
>>including the local newspaper.
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> "(S)everal agencies, including the local newspaper"? Geez, Frank! Who would you
> complain to besides the appropriate DOT and where do you live that the local
> newspaper is going to report on such a minor incident?
Geez, Rob! Itching for a fight? So much so that you're willing to
throw common sense out the window?
I'd write to the newspaper for this purpose: Bike lanes are too often
seen as "the" solution to accommodating cyclists on the road. Yet
they're too often not taken seriously once installed. The ones I'm most
familiar with are trash pits, and this is an extreme case of that.
A properly phrased letter to the editor would raise consciousness that
road departments must be conscious of the safety requirements of
cyclists, that bike lanes should be kept as clear as motoring lanes.
Publicity of a letter to the editor means the managers in charge are
more likely to pay attention.
And FWIW, such a letter _would_ likely be published in our paper, which
has a circulation well over 75,000, IIRC.
> As for setting up road signs on sidewalks- First, they are *road* signs not
> pedestrian walkway signs. The further away from the roadway they are moved the
> less effective they become.
You are arguing nonsense. Would you advocate setting up warning signs
in an open motor vehicle lane? Would you advocate leaving disassembled
signs in an open motor vehicle lane? Why are you arguing in favor of
leaving them in an open bike lane?
In a situation where there is no on-street parking...
Look at the pictures.
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