Peter is correct. There was an "experiment" with separate bike and bus lanes on the square about 3 years ago. It was a disaster and even more confusing to everyone trying to use the square than what we have now. It may be that the shared lane needs to be re-painted? Have the bike/bus lane signs been removed?
Mary On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 2:55 PM, Peter Hart-Brinson <[email protected]>wrote: > I thought that the bike/bus lane was still labelled as such and that the > exclusive bike lane idea was abandoned (in perpetuity?) after about a week > when it became clear that it would make things more dangerous for cyclists > there. Cars always drive in the bike/bus lane because either they are > turning right or they haven't realized that cars aren't supposed to travel > in that lane. Madison is full of those odd-ball traffic markers that only > locals could reasonably be expected to obey. > Peter > > > On Feb 10, 2009, at 9:37 AM, Amy Groshek wrote: > > Is anyone familiar with the current or future status of the (now >> non-existent) bike lane on the capitol square? Weekend drivers are now using >> both lanes like normal, and don't seem to understand why I'm claiming a >> lane. My friends and I miss the bike/bus lane >> signs..._______________________________________________ >> Bikies mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org >> > > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org >
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