sorry i'm weighing in late; i haven't been checking my mail. i had no idea the marked lane was such a bad thing. i thought it was useful, especially for negotiating with the bus drivers, who sometimes get angry when the bikes are on the "wrong" side--and which side is wrong is dependent on the driver. maybe it was a false sense of security, but i liked knowing that the bus was supposed to stay on one side, and the cars on the other. the extra lane also allowed me to pull in front of the buses and cars at a stoplight without having to squeeze between vehicles, so i was more visible to both.
i can see how drivers might see 2 full lanes and not realize they aren't allowed to drive in the right-hand lane, but most people recognize a skinny lane as bike space. it simply acts as reinforcement: this is a place to expect bikers. even when they are making right-hand turns, drivers tend to do it from the bus lane, not the bike lane--and a lane marking is closer to eye level than the signs on the light posts. as it is now, drivers have no visual markings to indicate that this is a space used by bikes. i'll be happier when the signs are back up, but i really do miss that extra lane. On Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 12:57 AM, Paul T. O'Leary <[email protected]>wrote: > So, until then, scofflaws get a pass, and those of us who are supposed to > use the lane have no way to notify those tailgating them (can you "tailgate" > a bicycle?) that they're not supposed to be in the lane? How hard would it > have been to put temporary signs on weighted posts along the curb, at least > something you can point to so the guy in the motor-mobile behind you knows > why you're using the full lane? How hard would it have been to notify those > affected by it of this, er, lapse? > > Would the speed limit signs on E. Wash be left missing for MONTHS? > > ---- "Ross wrote: > > The light poles that the overhead signs were attached to were replaced > > recently. The overhead signs were attached to these poles. They are > > scheduled to be replaced soon. > > > > > > Arthur Ross, Pedestrian-Bicycle Coordinator > > City of Madison Traffic Engineering Division > > 215 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Suite 100 > > PO Box 2986 > > Madison, WI 53701-2986 > > 608/266-6225 > > _______________________________________________ > > Bikies mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org > > -- > --------------- > Paul T. O'Leary > Chronic Nuisance > Madison, WI USA > > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org >
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