A little Google is a wonderful thing. I still haven't actually read the study, but at least I found another article that sheds a bit more light on it. http://mcgoldrick.ca/e-news/blog5.php/news/new-study-segregated-bike-lanes-safer-than-riding-on-streets
Full study here: http://gobiking.ca/risk-of-injury-study.pdf This article states that bicyclists that use separate facilities had a 28 PERCENT lower injury risk. The original article in The Daily was not helpful in teasing out the nuances of the data, and it seems they were a little sloppy in their writing as well. I agree with India - there are different facilities that are appropriate for different areas/locations/streets/traffic patterns. We also have to remember that eventually, most bicyclists will need to get off any facility - shared-use roadway, path, cycletrack, bike lane road, etc - and get to their destination. That means that both bicyclists and motorists must recognize that bicyclists will at some point be sharing the road with cars, and we should all be prepared for that. Madison has great paths, bike lane equipped roads, quiet side streets, and bike boulevards, but they don't go everywhere any more than limited access highway go to all your driving destinations. Robbie Webber Bike Walk Madison Steering Committee www.bikewalkmadison.org Join our group on Facebook! On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 11:45 AM, India Rose Viola <[email protected]> wrote: > I think that we need to steer clear of one-size-fits-all solutions. Where > there is the opportunity (space, allocated resources, etc) then separated > bike lanes are superior- especially if they follow the same route as the > streets. I think separated bike lanes would make sense on streets in the > city that are actually more like urban highways, such as but not limited to > E. Johnson St. > E. & W. Washington Avenue > University Avenue (for both directions) > Sherman Avenue > Monona Drive > S. Fair Oaks Ave. > Odana Road > > On some other slightly slower auto traffic streets it seems fine (in my > experience) to have bike lanes painted on the street- a good example of this > is Dayton Street. > > It is important that when there are separated bike lanes that bicycle > riders are still expected and welcome on the streets- there are many places > that are only accessible by a mixed-vehicle road. > > I am a very defensive cyclist- I defer to any and all cars (really their > drivers) if my safety depends on it. I am also an assertive cyclist- I will > take a lane to become more visible to other drivers and will make > predictable lane changes to get into the correct lane for turning, etc. > These two behaviors can go hand-in-hand for the safest possible ride. > > The League of American Bicyclists offers on-the-bike skills classes for > learning how to ride in and with traffic. > > My 2 cents. > > -India > > > > > > On 02/10/11, Richard Schwinn wrote: > > Hi, > > > > This ought to stir up some discussion, since it questions the philosophy > of "mainstreaming" cyclists: > > > > http://www.thedaily.com/page/2011/02/09/021011-news-bike-lanes-2/ > > > > What do you think? > > > > Richard > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Bikies mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org > > -- > India Viola > Stretton Lab > 115 Zoology Research > 1117 W. Johnson St. > Madison, WI 53706 > 608.262.3336 > > "How can we learn from our mistakes if we don't first acknowledge them?" > -Anonymous > > Corporations are not citizens. Money is not speech. > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org >
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