---- Dave Erickson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think in this case opposite means biking on the sidewalk in the > opposite direction of the adjacent lane. To illustrate the dangers > consider a motorist slowing and making a right turn across the sidewalk. > Let's say the car is moving at 20mph and the bike is moving at 10mph. If > they are going the same direction the car has just passed the bike at a > relative speed of 10mph giving the driver a good opportunity to notice > the bike. If the bike is going the other direction the relative speed is > 30mph giving the driver much less time to notice the bike. > > Dave
You seem to have both reinforced and missed my point. The "danger" in this case is created by the CAR. In your scenario, ANY pedestrian could be going 10 MPH; that s/he is on a bicycle (and remember, a person in a crosswalk, acting in a manner consistent with that of a pedestrian, is a pedestrian) isn't relevant. When the car driver is turning right, s/he is CROSSING a TWO-WAY thoroughfare (the crosswalk), and must YIELD to traffic in that thoroughfare, regardless of the direction it's going or its speed. In short, pedestrian traffic is two-way, in all pedestrian thoroughfares, at all times. The direction of the adjacent vehicle lanes is the domain of those in/on those vehicles, and the responsibility lies with them. --------------- Paul T. O'Leary Chronic Nuisance Madison, WI USA _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies
