OT: SMH: Aussie cyclists may get 'head start'

[Bean Long]

rooman Wrote:
>
> darn traffic engineers have a lot to answer for about that crazy design
> feature of disaapearing bike lanes on all marked bike laned roads (with
> but a few exceptions....)

Or they should install signage like; "Please use teleporter here..."

More on Green lanes:
http://tinyurl.com/ek3fr


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Aha! Now the first image on that particular website
(http://tinyurl.com/ek3fr) reminds me that we have a potential problem
on one of our bike lanes (State Circle cnr Flynn Drive). Like in the
picture this particular intersection has a left turning "guide" line for
vehicles which crosses the bike lane. I am dead certain that many
drivers see this as a 'give way' line for bikes and I invariably see
drivers turn left in front of cyclists going straight ahead at this
intersection. I'm concerned I'll see a deadly accident there one day.
Luckily I turn left at the intersection, so I'm not likely to T-bone
anyone. Am I reading too much into this or is this really a potential
death trap?? Comments?

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[Bean Long]

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<Vaguely off topic>

Aha! Now the first image on that particular website
(http://tinyurl.com/ek3fr) reminds me that we have a potential problem
on one of our bike lanes (State Circle cnr Flynn Drive). Like in the
picture this particular intersection has a left turning "guide" line for
vehicles which crosses the bike lane. I am dead certain that many
drivers see this as a 'give way' line for bikes and I invariably see
drivers turn left in front of cyclists going straight ahead at this
intersection. I'm concerned I'll see a deadly accident there one day.
Luckily I turn left at the intersection, so I'm not likely to T-bone
anyone. Am I reading too much into this or is this really a potential
death trap?? Comments?


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Bean

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