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Claire
Guest
There are a couple of intersections I negotiate regularly that have the
following set-up. The road I am on is a two-way road up until the
intersection. The way in front of me is a freeway off-ramp, one
direction, facing me. There is two-way cross traffic. Along the left
side of the off-ramp is the start of or continuation of a non-motorized
facility, either a short cut-through or a multi-use path.
For those locals reading this, these are at
o the I-90 trail continuation at North Mercer Way and Island Crest Way,
eastbound
o entering the I-90 trailhead at Factoria Blvd, westbound
o NE 28th cut-through at 84th, next to the Hunts Point off-ramp of SR
-520, westbound
The first two are fully signalized intersections, the last is a
four-way stop. If I were a motor vehicle, my only choice would be to
turn left or right. What I'm doing as a bicycle is doing a sort of
veering to the left, and then going straight. Probably somewhere
between 60 - 98% of the motorists, depending on the intersection, have
no clear idea where I'm headed or what I'm doing.
The way I'm handling it now is to get in the left-hand turn lane,
signal for a left, and wait for the left hand turn light or my turn.
When the light turns green, or it's my turn to go at the four-way, I
roll forward and while rolling, point to the trail or cut-through
entrance, and get on.
Do you think the pointing only adds to the confusion? Better ideas of
how to handle these? None of these intersections warrent a dismount
with pedestrian-like behavior.
Warm Regards,
Claire Petersky
Personal page: http://www.geocities.com/cpetersky/
See the books I've set free at:
http://bookcrossing.com/referral/Cpetersky
following set-up. The road I am on is a two-way road up until the
intersection. The way in front of me is a freeway off-ramp, one
direction, facing me. There is two-way cross traffic. Along the left
side of the off-ramp is the start of or continuation of a non-motorized
facility, either a short cut-through or a multi-use path.
For those locals reading this, these are at
o the I-90 trail continuation at North Mercer Way and Island Crest Way,
eastbound
o entering the I-90 trailhead at Factoria Blvd, westbound
o NE 28th cut-through at 84th, next to the Hunts Point off-ramp of SR
-520, westbound
The first two are fully signalized intersections, the last is a
four-way stop. If I were a motor vehicle, my only choice would be to
turn left or right. What I'm doing as a bicycle is doing a sort of
veering to the left, and then going straight. Probably somewhere
between 60 - 98% of the motorists, depending on the intersection, have
no clear idea where I'm headed or what I'm doing.
The way I'm handling it now is to get in the left-hand turn lane,
signal for a left, and wait for the left hand turn light or my turn.
When the light turns green, or it's my turn to go at the four-way, I
roll forward and while rolling, point to the trail or cut-through
entrance, and get on.
Do you think the pointing only adds to the confusion? Better ideas of
how to handle these? None of these intersections warrent a dismount
with pedestrian-like behavior.
Warm Regards,
Claire Petersky
Personal page: http://www.geocities.com/cpetersky/
See the books I've set free at:
http://bookcrossing.com/referral/Cpetersky