A few hundred feet is nothing for a car, often problematical for a bicyclist who probably won¹t go out of his way just to be safer, and ridiculous for a pedestrian. If you are a biker coming out of Raymond Road or going to Raymond Road from the Allied Drive area, you probably won¹t go out of your way to use that underpass.
I note that the State Journal says the intersection was redesigned to make it safer for motorists. What about those on foot and on bike? I believe there is a painted pedestrian crossing there, but that doesn¹t fix the problem if truckers and motorists don¹t pay attention to lights. The trucks barrel through this area going both directions as does all the motorized traffic. Mary Mullen On 8/7/12 7:31 PM, "s meiers" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Steve Meiers > 608 241-3460 > 158 Dixon St > Madison, WI 53704 > > Bicyclist hit by semi suffers life-threatening head injuries > > > State Journal > A 23-year-old Madison man suffered life-threatening head injuries Tuesday > after he was struck by a semitrailer while riding a bicycle in Fitchburg, > police said. > > The crash occurred at about 1:45 p.m. at the intersection of Verona Road and > Williamsburg Way. > > Police said the bicyclist was wearing a helmet. > > Lt. Todd Stetzer said the bicyclist was crossing Verona Road when the driver > of a semitrailer headed south failed to obey a traffic signal and struck him. > > The man was taken by ambulance to UW Hospital, where he was in critical > condition, Stetzer said. > > Stetzer said that no traffic citation had been issued and that the State > Patrol was assisting with the crash investigation. > > "It's still under investigation as to whether (the light) was red or yellow," > he said. "That's what we were trying to gather from witnesses, but either way > you have to stop." > > Anyone who witnessed the crash is asked to contact Fitchburg police at > 270-4300. > > Stetzer said the intersection had been a problem in the past, but was > redesigned several years ago to make it safer for motorists. He also noted > that the Capital City Trail bike path tunnels under Verona Road only a few > hundred feet from the crash scene. > > The crash caused major traffic delays throughout the afternoon. > > > > Read more: > http://host.madison.com/news/local/bicyclist-hit-by-semi-suffers-life-threaten > ing-head-injuries/article_d1fab658-e0dd-11e1-ada0-001a4bcf887a.html#ixzz22uU2o > 0Wd > > > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org
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