Jeff. Glad you brought it up. Bollards should be a last last resort. They
should be removed
whenever possible and/or replaced with something safer. Then if they must
remain, they
need to be made visible as you suggest.
In the past I have requested on Rob Kennedy (UW-Transportation) to remove the
bollards on
East Campus Mall (formerly known as Murray Stree) at the RR/Missing Link)
underpass.
They are a crash waiting to happen.
The city very rarely uses bollards.
Mike Rewey
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On 28 Jul 2008 at 9:19, Schimpff, Jeff A - DNR wrote:
A bike club stalwart in the Chico, CA, area (near where my parents live) was
rendered immobile, maybe for life, when he collided with a bollard on a bike
path
at night.
There are lots of bollards on campus, especially at the Kohl Center, and some
near
the east entrance to Camp Randall off Dayton Street.
Illuminating these in some way or making them reflective could prevent the
(rare?)
collision, and reduce the liability exposure to the public and other property
owners.
It's really cheap to put some reflectors or reflective paint on them that can
be
illuminated by a bike light. The reflective portions of street signs, runners'
shoes,
helmets, bike bags, etc., reflect my feeble front light from at least 200 feet
away.
***
On Friday, December 21st, [2007] Ed McLaughlin -- long time cycling
coordinator for Chico Velo, bicycling advocate, and all around nice guy-
- was riding with a group of riders through Bidwell Park and ran head
on into a bollard (those metal posts intended to keep cars from driving
on the bike path.) Ed was wearing his helmet but suffered a severe
spinal cord injury in the fall.
He was airflighted later than day from Enloe Hospital in Chico to a
medical center in Santa Clara that specializes in spinal injuries. There is
a story in the Chico ER that has more information about the Ed's
condition. www.chicoer.com/news/ci_7790433
Check back here and we will update his progress as we learn it. We are
working to create a foundation where donations can be made. Again,
please check back here for information.
Cards, notes, and photos can be sent to:
Ed McLaughlin
c/o Customer Service Department
Santa Clara Valley Medical Center
751 South Bascom Ave.
San Jose, CA 95128
Jeffrey Schimpff
Environmental Analysis and Review Specialist
Office of Energy; Ecosystem Management Team
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
(*) phone: (608) 267-7853
(*) e-mail:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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