I totally agree with you, Darin. This is a crossing crying
for a safer solution. Your experience illustrates why.
Greatest danger with flashing lights on a major four-lane
road is when a car yields in the lane closest to the cyclist while a
car in the adjacent lane (and out-of-sight of the cyclist) keeps going.
The problem is especially severe during rush hour. McKee
gets a huge volume of motor vehicle traffic at precisely the same
time cyclists are commuting to and from work or getting out for
recreation or a workout. I've repeatedly expressed my concerns to the
powers that be that we need a bridge or tunnel instead, despite
serious buried and aerial infrastructure issues that would need to be
addressed. It would cost much more than simply putting up flashing
lights, but the payback would, along with making everything more
pleasant for both drivers and cyclists, include probably saving lives.
Perhaps it's time to discuss this in detail and determine a
course of action. McKee is slated for reconstruction and this would
appear to be an appropriate time to include a safer crossing in the
road plan. It will be on the August agenda for the board of directors
of Friends of Badger Trail. My board's copied in. As are some of
those powers that be.
Bill Hauda, Fitchburg, president FOBT
At 09:23 AM 7/11/2014, [email protected] wrote:
Heading South on the Badger Trail, I approached the intersection with
CTH PD (Mckee Road) with my usual caution. I don't use the
meaningless and ambiguous 'warning signal', because it is meaningless
and ambiguous.
One car on PD came to a stop, either because of the mistaken notion
that they are required to yield, or of the equally mistaken notion
that they are being 'nice'. Usually I just wave them on, because it
is an ambiguous situation, and that makes me nervous. At a minimum I
check to see if there is traffic behind the stopped car.
My caution was warranted this time. Some dude-bro comes speeding
along, seemingly unaware of the car stopped in from of him. At the
last moment, he brakes hard, tires squealing, narrowly avoids
rear-ending that car, and passes in the right lane; then takes off.
Leaving the lovely smell of burnt rubber hanging in the air.
I suppose its possible that if I had activated the ambiguous warning
signal, it would have alerted the speeding dude-bro, but I kind of
doubt it.
My message to car drivers is pay attention, follow the rules of the
road, and don't try to be 'nice'.
--
darin burleigh
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