[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >I advocated for a 4-way stop at the intersection. The City's engineer replied >that Madison drivers do not pay attention to stop signs and that makes them a >poor choice for slowing traffic on Glenway St.. I asked for his statistics >since I told him I didn't think Madison car drivers regularly blew through >stop signs without slowing way down or coming to a complete stop. I told him I >thought a four-way stop would reduce the potential for collisions between >bicyclists using the path and automobiles on Glenway St.. It would also be >less costly than a concrete structure. > >
It sounds like you made a reasonable suggestion. Stop signs should be cheap enough that it would be worth trying it out to see if it helped the situation before investing lots of manpower and materials into building something. However, if they really want to build something, maybe aggressive speed bumps would work? I haven't generally seen any Madison drivers routinely blow stop signs, although usually stop signs are at roadway intersections, so there is more danger for the motorist for blowing those stop signs than would be present at the bike path. -- Rick _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies
