I've written a paper discussing the width of WOLs. It's at http://www.humantransport.org/bicycledriving/library/wol_width.pdf I'm soliciting your help in...
... Query: Has it happened that WOLs that were exceesively wide (such as the photo of the 22 ft wide lane in Wayne's paper) have been "reclaimed" and the...
... Thanks for doing the work, Wayne. I've always had suspicions about the "doubling up in wide lanes" assertion because I'd never seen it in my corner of the...
bob.bayn@...
Jan 3, 2004 4:34 pm
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... as ... lanes ... Yes. Often such wide lanes are intended to accommodate on-street parking, and parking prohibitions accompany the addition of striping of...
I agree with your conclusion that the doubling-up argument against wide curb lanes is hokum. The only persons whom I know to have advanced it are bikeway...
... That 22 ft lane does indeed have on-street parking that is time restricted. The photo was taken when parking on that side was not allowed. The BL...
Wayne, A comment, responding only to the other comments on "doubling up." (My computer is choking on the web page this afternoon, and I was only able to read ...
Schubley@...
Jan 4, 2004 6:41 pm
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... In my neck of the woods (NE Ohio), many arterials once had 4 wide lanes but were restriped to add a center passing lane. I find these roads quite adequate...
... The other case that I see fairly often is where the left hand vehicle is turning left, often at a nonsignalized intersection. This happens regardless of...
... IF the useable pavement width is in fact 16 ft on Gihon's Walnut St, then that is an unusual one-off type situation that would benefit from a sign such as...
... espouse the opposite. When ... overtake, hence less ... This is generally true for adult cyclists me, but there are some exceptions. Not all cyclists coast...
...from another list: (Paul Wendt) ... THE QUESTION: How come when you're riding a ten speed bicycle, when you're not pedaling the bike makes a clicking noise?...
paulw@...
Jan 5, 2004 6:01 am
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It maybe of interest to some But at the Hospital where I worked The Road passed the Hospital is a divided 6 Lane Arterial. During a Snowstorms I have observed...
... to ... set ... user ... TF: It's fine with me too if the lane-stripers ignore hills and give both the uphill and downhill directions of traffic the same...
... When I said "I actually espouse opposite" that wasn't exactly correct. IF there is sufficient ROW to have a wide lane on the descent then I'm OK with that....
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Jan 6, 2004 3:37 am
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... http://www.humantransport.org/bicycledriving/library/wol_width.pdf ... I'm not knocking your photographs, but I'd like to repeat my call for the use of...
... Scuze me? Sarah, what is wrong with presenting pictures that fit the demographics of the people who actually DO ride bikes? Your definition of "Elitists"...
John Andersen
andersen@...
Jan 6, 2004 7:41 am
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May I humbly submit a few variations that you may have overlooked? Gutter pans may vary in width, depending on the model and setting of the machine that was...
... Not even close. Maybe in affluent white suburbs. Not in the cities. I estimate that less than 20% of city cyclists fit the elitist profile. I've stood...
... for ... I don't know if you've noticed this, but there is a guy (maybe you've heard of him) running all over the Internet claiming that vehicular cyclists...
I've been noticing reductions in cyclist access for security reasons, not only removal of bike parking but outright bicycle bans at major events. The claim has...
... for ... TF: That's the opposite of my observations; probably 80% of the cyclists I see are common people on "garbage" bikes. The best one of them in my...
... Fig 1 is a woman commuting with a messenger bag, 2 & 3 feature a bike with a basket on the rear holding a bag (admittedly hard to see), 5 is a woman, and 8...
... On the county roads around here, there are large numbers of recreational road cyclists, especially on the weekends when the weather is warm. Occasionally...
... I'd be curious to hear of any examples of localities where motorists position themselves close to the right-hand side of their lane. It's not clear to me...
bob.bayn@...
Jan 6, 2004 7:36 pm
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John Anderson is right about the demographics and Miss Sarah is right about PR image. There's no reason to ban illustrations of sports cyclists, so long as...
J F Scott
jfscott@...
Jan 6, 2004 7:43 pm
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... right about ... cyclists, so ... conventional ... illustrate VC ... If you recall that FHWA video clip I posted a while ago, the only cyclist who was...
Hugging the right side of the lane may be unique to Greater Victoria (BC). I suspect there may be two separate reasons. Some drivers sincerely believe...
... And your point being? I'm not trying to be confrontational here, I just don't see how that has any bearing on the case. Are you implying that the Clip some...
