| Re: Buses with racks go a long way
The Real Bev wrote:
> Wayne Pein wrote:
>> There is no such thing as a bike unfriendly bridge or road. It's
>> people who are friendly or unfriendly, and they choose be either way.
>
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> I don't think that's true. To accommodate more and more traffic, a
> number of roads have been widened just enough to provide two lanes of
> traffic each way with NO additional space between the cars and the curb.
> No matter how friendly a driver might be, there isn't enough space to
> pass a bicyclist without moving into the next lane, which is probably
> already occupied by a car. This is dangerous for everybody, and most
> bicyclists stay off such roads.
>
If such a road is said to be unfriendly, it is to motorists who must
wait. Waiting is not dangerous. Being incompetent and moving into the
adjacent lane when there is not room is. However, this is not a typical
mechanism of collision.
A 2 ft wide bicycle fits just fine no matter how narrow the lane. A
bicycle driver need only ride right in the center of the lane. The roads
are full of slow vehicles such as stopped busses, motor vehicles
completely stopped at stop lights, parked delivery vehicles, front
loaders, bicycles, etc. Motorists can deal with it.
Wayne
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