This article landed in the Vancouver Sun last week:

http://www.vancouversun.com/health/Traffic+circles+sharrows+create+dangers+cyclists/6853033/story.html

The most surprising thing in the article was the claim that sharrows have a
negative impact on cyclist safety. Vancouver has been laying down sharrows
with great abandon. The article doesn't help finding the referenced study
that purports to show this research result, but I later found a reference
on the Seattle Bike Blog at


http://seattlebikeblog.com/2012/06/28/canadian-study-on-residential-streets-traffic-diversion-is-key-for-safe-cycling/

to a presentation by the lead researcher, UBC's Kay Teschke, that
summarized the work:


http://cyclingincities-spph.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2012/06/TeschkeVeloCity2012.pdf

which has a whole whack of authors, some at (the vastly inferior)
University of Toronto. Interesting reading.
-- 
Scott M. Rose
West Point Grey, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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