I send to chainguard my essay on Cyclist Training in the USA that I contributed to transport-policy group. It shows why reasonable training of cyclists can...
I snipped off the well-written essay on Cyclist Training, to keep the bandwidth to a reasonable level, as I have little to contribute to the information...
... I was greatly saddened yesterday to participate in a "bicycle safety" meeting where the local cycling club/advocacy group that leads LAW Road 1 courses in...
... Many of the officers and staff in our regional advocacy coalition are LCIs. They still believe in paint & path. The executive director (an LCI) recently...
... Bob Shanteau Robert M Shanteau, PhD, PE Consulting Traffic Engineer 13 Primrose Cir Seaside, CA 93955-4133 Voice: (831) 394-9420 Cell: (831) 917-0248 FAX:...
Six lane divided suburban thoroughfare that carries 2500+ vehicles/hr at peak, otherwise 800-1000). Designated as a connecting bicycle route (crosses some...
... I noticed the article quotes the 16% trip mode share Portland claims for bicycles (up to 50% claimed by Alta Design). I sure would like to see the data...
Perfect subject title, since most people are happy to provide opinions. I specifically like your sharrows recommendation, especially if it could be combined...
... I love it! A 9' lane is really narrow. We've got a 9'3" lane here on a 25 mph but busy 4 lane road. At that width, you have your own "bike lane" even as a...
Paint sharrows and forget it. These are the least harmful devices that are intended to attract unskilled cyclists. Politics says that we have to try to attract...
Gutter bunny! Interesting label, but it very much describes a local bike shop technician on a local 8' wide roadway. His posture encouraged motorists to pass...
... Please yes, without. I have never seen a sharrow design that doesn't tend to indicate a specific lateral lane position. This is not surprising since the...
We have a local street that is 48 feet curb-to-curb. That's evenly divided into 12' lanes, but the curb lane includes an 18 inch gutter pan made of concrete....
Thanks for the feedback, folks. Well, I suppose what I have mulling around (and we are under pressure to "do something" in situations like this... thank you...
... It IS narrower. Unless I'm misreading you, that's a 10.5 foot lane with a 1.5 foot gutter pan. The gutter pan is NOT considered part of lane width. Wayne...
... I'd object to that configuration. That's nasty. Heavy truck drivers will be discouraged from the 9.5 and attracted to the wider outside lane. There is not...
In weird Oregon, the gutter pan IS considered part of lane width. Also in Oregon, trucks, campers and vehicles towing trailers must use the right lane. (The...
... There is nothing particularly nasty about any of these since we are just talking about travel along roadway legs. Nasty would be broken up pavement. Nasty...
... For bicycling purposes the 1999 AASHTO Guide for the Development of Bicycle Facilities states that, “The width of the gutter pan should not be included...
Kat, Here in Texas (the home of the presumed unlimited vista), we have no such law, other than the state highway law saying the left lane is for passing only...
... Could you or Andy flesh out what you mean by this pressure? I believe we need a discussion of what this pressure is exactly, followed by a discussion about...
... In Santa Cruz, the City Council is considering putting up Bikes In Lane signs on a 4 lane highway and making the inside lane the truck lane. Bob Shanteau...
I can see where a local public works department might try to include the gutter pan in lane width in order to cut costs. The standard in the Tulsa area is...
... 13' is a wishy washy width. Not wide enough for lane sharing by all vehicles. There will be considerable straddle passing. TxDOT hates straddle passing. ...
... I assume the 14 feet standard is at least in part for bicycling enhancement and the creation of AASHTO minimum wide outside lanes. So it's really a 12.5...
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... Do they make an actual attempt to support this hate with some claimed study... or do they just state their hate, state some imagined danger, and that is...
Good article. Good possible contact in Portland. -ds http://www.stc-law.com/strategies.html Strategies Regarding Public Irritation With Bicyclists By Ray...
... Evaluation of On-Street Bicycle Facilities Added to Existing Roadways is a monograph by the Center for Transportation Research at The University of Texas...
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