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------- Forwarded message follows ------- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: (Fwd) Re: [obc] Champlain Bridge Date sent: Wed, 14 Aug 2002 16:05:53 -0400 On behalf of the National Capital Commission (NCC), we would like to thank you for expressing your concerns regarding the bicycle lanes on the Champlain Bridge. The NCC, along with its' Consultants, has developed the lane designs for the bridge deck as well as the bridge approaches. Please rest assured that your comments will be taken into consideration as we enter the monitoring and evaluation phase of the CBR project. We hope the information provided is helpful. Please feel free to contact us again in the future, by e-mail at [EMAIL PROTECTED] or by phone at (613) 239-5555 (Monday to Friday). Information Services National Capital Commission -----Original Message----- From: tOM Trottier [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2002 10:42 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: (Fwd) Re: [obc] Champlain Bridge FYI You might like to have the person in charge of bike facilities to monitor the OBC and CfSC groups. Contact me for info. Tom Trottier ------- Forwarded message follows ------- To: OBC newslist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: Peter McNichol <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [obc] Champlain Bridge Date sent: Tue, 13 Aug 2002 03:59:18 -0400 Send reply to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [ Double-click this line for list subscription options ] Jeffrey Furry wrote: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > >I think the bike lanes on the Champlain Bridge are great, even the > >painted lines. The other day we were cycling south on the bridge (on > >the correct side) and we saw a man cycling pulling a baby in a > >trailer. > > > > And what would have happened to this man and baby if he were > travelling southbound and followed the big white arrow arrow which > directs cyclists to make a right turn directly across the lane of > merging traffic? It makes me shudder to think of it. That would be true if they were coming from Island Park Drive in Ottawa. If However, if they came from the pathway that would not be the case. > Experienced cyclists know better and will ignore this right turn > signal and get on the bike lane *after* the merge lane. One can only > hope that novice cyclists (epescially ones with baby trailers) will > ignore this brain dead right turn arrow and do the safe thing... I do not support the right hook across the merge lane. If the bike lane had been designed to accepted practice then the bike lane would have no right hook. I do not support the bike lane that crosses a right turn diverge and leads you to hop the curb to a pathway. The bike lane should continue to the intersection. If should even continue to Island Park Drive which already has bike lanes on it. Riding on the sidewalk is not the answer. ------------------------------------------------- For list help, please send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Club Office: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (613) 230-1064 Website: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cyberus.ca/~obcweb Newsletter: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------------- ------- End of forwarded message ------- ------- Quidquid latine dictum sit altum viditur ----------------- ,__@ Tom A. Trottier +1 613 860-6633 fax:231-6115 _-\_<, 758 Albert St.,Ottawa ON Canada K1R 7V8 (*)/'(*) ICQ:57647974 N45.412 W75.714 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Laws are the spider's webs which, if anything small falls into them they ensnare it, but large things break through and escape. --Solon, statesman (c.638-c558 BCE) ------- End of forwarded message ------- ------- Quidquid latine dictum sit altum viditur ----------------- ,__@ Tom A. Trottier +1 613 860-6633 fax:231-6115 _-\_<, 758 Albert St.,Ottawa ON Canada K1R 7V8 (*)/'(*) ICQ:57647974 N45.412 W75.714 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Laws are the spider's webs which, if anything small falls into them they ensnare it, but large things break through and escape. --Solon, statesman (c.638-c558 BCE) ------------------------------------------------- For list help, please send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Club Office: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (613) 230-1064 Website: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cyberus.ca/~obcweb Newsletter: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------------- ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: archive@jab.org EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aVxiDo.a2i8p1 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
