A bridge might be the long-term solution. For right now, I'd suggest a stoplight.
From: "William Hauda" <[email protected]> To: "bikies" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, June 15, 2015 12:08:43 PM Subject: Re: [Bikies] Woman in Raymond Rd accident The answer is infrastructure. Bridges, tunnels. Yes, this stuff costs money, but what is human life worth? On 6/15/2015 11:12 AM, India Viola wrote: I agree with Matthew. I don't know if the answer will be signage per se, but we do need to figure out how to better prevent this type of collision. What lessons were learned from this tragedy? For starters, the speed limit needs to be adjusted for this type of crossing. It sounds like if the cyclists stopped, checked both directions and went that the auto traffic goes too fast to accommodate a safe crossing. And of course the long game is to have people driving cars be expecting cyclists to be at these types of crossings even if they aren't always there. What else do you all suggest? Now is the time to brainstorm since the need for improvement has so tragically been brought to our attention. I bow my head in sadness and will be thinking of young Emily Zhu as I bicycle this summer. My heart also goes out to the driver who was caught unaware and has to live with being involved in Emily's tragic death for the rest of his life. india WeAreAllMechanics.com [email protected] Stay connected- Follow WAAM on Facebook "How can we learn from our mistakes if we don't first acknowledge them?" On Mon, Jun 15, 2015 at 9:31 AM, Matthew Jones < [email protected] > wrote: BQ_BEGIN I am very saddened to hear that the woman involved with the Raymond Road bike-car accident has died. These kinds of accidents are so preventable. I am disappointed that more attention isn't afforded to accommodating/recognizing all forms of travel and --at the least-- incorporating better signage to modify some behaviors. There are many scary roadway crossings in my neck of the woods which need to be examined and altered. I'm afraid there will continue to be these horrible accidents until we look at these intersections as a place where two legitimate modes of travel meet and appropriate infrastructure is built as a response. Matthew D Jones Fitchburg Bicycling Advocates Sent from my iPhone _______________________________________________ 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 BQ_END _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org
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