At that corner I always go over to the island closer to the fieldhouse and
never go over to the corner in front of the new hotel. That way I always
avoid that "flying" right from Monroe onto Regent, and all the left turning
traffic from Regent to Monroe. Occasionally it might have been quicker to
go to the hotel side of the intersection, but usually the way I go is faster
and the sight lines from that island are better for me and the other drivers
than from that obtuse angle in front of the hotel.
Thanks,
John Rider
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Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2009 1:39 PM
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Subject: [Bikies] Crossing Regent at Monroe
Mike's comment about waiting for the light to cross Regent reminded me of my
perennial dilemma.
> 3. I too saw THAT Guy eastbound on the south side of the intersection
> of Monroe and Regent last night. As I waited on the sidewalk in front
> of the new hotel for the light to change so I could cross Regent, ...
When traveling east on the Missing Link, should I
(1) completely cross the crosswalk across Monroe, then wait on the sidewalk
for the walk light to cross Regent? or
(2) cross only partway, stopping in the rightmost next to hotel) lane of
Monroe and waiting for the green light to cross?
Pro of (1) is that's what people expect you to do, but con is that motorists
who don't know the intersection (or who know it but still pretend there
aren't cyclists and peds there) have a tendency to turn a right directly
into all the folks in the crosswalk that crosses Regent.
Pro of (2) is that one is much less likely to be "invisible" to
right-turning motorists, con is that they may give you unkind looks and
wonder what you're doing there. (Last week, I was forced to do #2 by a
motorist who was blocking the crosswalk with his car - had no option of
making it over to the other sidewalk. He didn't have his right turn signal
and, when the light turned green, moved as if to to pass me on my right to
go straight across Regent, which caused me to scream "Don't hit me" which
caused his passenger to say - if I read lips as well as I think I do -
"Ohmigod whatthef--k")
Both options are legal, as far as I can figure out, which isn't saying much.
Really, I preferred the intersection this summer when there was no sidewalk
there. Then (1) wasn't a choice and when I did (2), I surprised no one.
Kathryn Kingsbury
www.kathrynkingsbury.com
On LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/kathrynkingsbury
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