Given how long a project this is, perhaps it should have been set up to better accomodate pedestrians and bike traffic. It occurs to me that they could have easily kept every right-of-way intact -- sidewalks on both sides, a westbound bus lane, a westbound bike lane (now shared), and an eastbound counterflow bike lane, if they had just done one thing -- close one of the THREE car lanes. It's interesting that bus, bike AND pedestrian traffic all had to make adjustments for this project, but dare we sacrifice one of THREE car lanes? Heavens, no! > From: "Ross, Arthur" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Everyone who rides Univ Ave, please stop pedaling and count to ten . . . > > > At least we have the eastbound bike lane there. Usually it's the > reverse, the bike lane is closed and bicyclists have no where else to go > so they ride on the sidewalk and I receive tons of complaints from > pedestrians wanting to poke an umbrella in the bicyclists' spokes. No > one is ever happy with other people's behavior and everyone wants the > other person to change and no one wants to reflect on their own behavior > and how that might impact other people's safety. Safety is the critical > thing. We all, no matter our mode, need to operate in whatever > environment we find ourselves in, in a way that ensures everyone's > safety. Our own convenience needs to be held secondary to other > people's safety. Okay, I'll get off my soapbox. Please, everyone, this > is going to be a long project, 1.5 to 2 years. We have to expect delays > in this area, we need to cooperate with everyone else who is out there. > If this route is too much of a problem for anyone then I would be glad > to suggest alternative routes. Just give me a call. > > Arthur > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Robin > Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2006 1:36 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Bikies] Is it manslaughter... > > if I run over pedestrians in the counter flow lane on the 800 block of > University Ave? Clearly posted "no pedestrians" and yet the witless > students wander down, side by side, cell phones stuck to their heads. > I have been enjoying getting right up to them and then screaming "HEY > this is a BIKE LANE! Get a CLUE!" If nothing else I want to at least jog > their feeble senses. > > In my dreams I have the bicycle equivalent of a Hummer > <http://fotos.mtb-news.de/fotos/data/500/13527Gunnar3.jpg> and I roll > right over their wailing broken bodies. Then I'd turn around and do it > again. > > R. > --
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