A friend of mine suggested that I post something that irks me to this list,
and unfortunately this thread has appropriate timing.
I frequent the bike lane on Johnson, living less than a block off it. Since
the road was re-done recently, the bike lane markings and signage have been
wanting. I've seen more people riding on the right this past year, with
fewer markings, than I did before construction, not to mention cars
parked/waiting in the pretty wide section of the bike lane right before
State.
I can't count how many cars I've seen run the red at Wisconsin/Johnson, or
how many've pulled over to let a police car through, but then clogged the
road up again, not noticing the ambulance _behind_ the police....
Two weeks ago there was a bad crash at Johnson/Pinckney--an SUV wasn't
watching the stopped traffic ahead of it, hit another, and one of them
_flipped over_!!!
I don't think Johnson's a very safe street either, and although I'm sure
there are other things that can be done to make the roads safer than just
marking bike lanes, I bet(well, at least hope) with more lane markings and
signs posted (esp. north of State St) drivers may be more aware of bikers
that could be there... and it would at least get people riding on the
correct side of the street.
I'd appreciate it if any of you who've been/go on that section of road to
notice where paint and/or signs are needed and contact the city's ped/bike
coordinator.
Thanks,
Monica Harkey
From: Jody M <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Bikies] Re: City's Comprehensive Plan (Cyclist
onSprecher-conditions in general)
Date: Sun, 29 May 2005 17:37:01 -0700 (PDT)
Yes, thank you for your notes on the Comprehensive Plan. My hub and I just
got back from China with our adoptive daughter, but I hope one of us is sane
enough to attend the meeting at Dean Clinic East on June 2.
What alarms me is we have seen two vehicle/pedestrian deaths...
http://badgerherald.com/news/2004/11/01/da_will_review_death.php
http://badgerherald.com/news/2004/09/16/uw_instructor_dies_a.php
and now one vehicle/bicyclist "accident" all within less than a year, all
within about a 3 mile radius. Three car versus pedestrian/bike incidents,
with two deaths, within less than a year, in a very small geographic area.
To quote Willy Loman, "Attention must be paid!"
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On bikies, Jody M said:
<
... The whole surrounding area is geared to the car culture, and we are
way behind in addressing the seriousness of the problem..... With the
exception of the bike lanes on Buckeye (which did not come without a
fight, sadly), all indicators are to step on the gas and go like hell to
your own private piece of sprawl....
<
Almost needless to say, this is the same problem all around Madison, not
just in the Buckeye Road area. It's a problem around most moderate and
large sized cities. But just because the problem is not unique to
Madison, that does not excuse the City of Madison from addressing it.
Unfortunately, based on my review of the city's latest plan, this problem
is going to continue to get even more intolerable in Madison in the years
to come.
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