The City of Fitchburg applied for federal Transportation Alternatives Program funding for a grade-separated crossing at this intersection. The city is also planning to reconstruct this section of McKee Road (in conjunction with WisDOT work on the section further west as part of new Verona Rd interchange) and has applied for federal funds through the MPO for this project. The grade-separated crossing (probably a tunnel) would be done as part of the street project. It is scheduled for 2019.
-----Original Message----- From: Bikies [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of William Hauda Sent: Friday, July 11, 2014 10:02 AM To: [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: Re: [Bikies] ambiguous intersections considered dangerous 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 > > >_______________________________________________ >Bikies mailing list >[email protected] >http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org
