On Fri, 17 Oct, Scott Ellington said: > We already have a mechanism which is intended to minimize such hazards. It's called a "speed limit". Unfortunately, the concept is completely unknown to most Madison drivers and law enforcement personnel. > That probably explains why 75% of the cars approaching the bike path intersections don't even bother to slow up, despite the white crosswalks and overhead bicyclist signs. They're simply going too fast and don't want to hit the brakes. They don't stop for pedestrians either, even those with kids and strollers.
Odana going eastward is especially bad, as Jeff says, due to the hill and the skewed angle of the approach, especially when the commuters are facing the rising sun. Glenway isn't much better and traffic is heavier. Midvale is probably the safest, but the cars are going the faster and there's more of them. Flashing yellow would probably be too expensive for the city to afford, but perhaps a sign that said "stop for pedestrians and bicyclists" would prevent what is currently now inevitable in my opinion. Mike N. "If I've made myself too clear, you must have misunderstood me." --Alan Greenspan (Economist) At 5:21 PM -0500 10/16/03, Schimpff, Jeff A wrote: >Locally, we should examine intersections such as the SW Path crossings of >Midvale, and especially Odana - eastbound, perhaps even Glenway, to see if >they might merit flashing yellow lights to alert drivers. Sensors could >trigger warning lights and a klaxon to alert peds, cyclists, roller skiers, >etc., that a vehicle is approaching too fast to safely cross, and the trail >user could respond appropriately... ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today! _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies
