The cars passing well within three feet is an unintended consequence of putting these lines on the road. The idea / behavior seems to be now that there are lanes, everyone should just stay in theirs, even if that means my truck comes within 8 inches of your handlebars.I don't think there's any ill-will in most of these close calls, but I think lines on the road make drivers more reluctant to cede any ground.They're in their line, I'm in mine.That's it.
On Tue, Aug 11, 2015 at 2:45 PM, Dave Minden <[email protected]> wrote: > What's up with the 3-foot passing law? Aren't cars bound by this, even > when the lane lines are closer together, i.e., don't they have to swing > around to keep the 3-foot margin? > > Dave > > > > On Tuesday, August 11, 2015 2:37 PM, Margie Franzen < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > As someone who bikes in the right direction (with traffic) for work on > Fish Hatchery and as someone who was very nearly killed by an left-turning > city truck at the new intersection with FH by the new UW clinic: yes, > please, please get a designated path. A white stripe doesn't protect > against the dump trucks, the semis, the busses....all passing barely a foot > from my left shoulder. > Many thanks, > Margie Franzen > > On Fri, Aug 7, 2015 at 11:56 AM, William Hauda <[email protected]> wrote: > > Crossing Fish Hatchery Road from Cannonball to get on the northbound > bike lane is risky and time consuming, especially in rush hour traffic. The > simplest, safest, and most cost-effective solution is to have a path that > parallels Fish Hatchery Road adjacent to the Arboretum property and > connecting to the Wingra path. I don't know the Fish Hatchery Road easement > width, who owns what, what the cost of a bike bridge over Wingra Creek > would be, but this would certainly be less expensive than building a new > bridge over Fish Hatchery Road and constructing the tail on the other side. > > On 8/7/2015 11:35 AM, Ian Alderman wrote: > > Yes, this is along the Arboretum. > > On Fri, Aug 7, 2015 at 11:32 AM, Robbie Webber <[email protected]> > wrote: > > It could also be that one or more people need to travel a short distance > to a destination on Fish Hatch on the same side of the road, and they don't > want to try to try to cross peak hour traffic twice to reach their > destination. Is it the area next to the Arboretum where there is no > sidewalk? > > Robbie Webber > Transportation Policy Analyst > 608-263-9984 (o) > 608-225-0002 (c) > [email protected] > All opinions expressed are my own and do not necessarily reflect those of > my employer or any other group with which I am affiliated. > > On Fri, Aug 7, 2015 at 10:39 AM, Ian Alderman < <[email protected]> > [email protected]> wrote: > > I've seen this three days in a row now, during my morning (car) commute: > Darwin award candidate bikers biking North on Fish Hatchery facing MV > traffic going Southbound. I think this is because of the gap between the > Cannonball Trail and destinations to the North. I expect this will go on > until this gap is filled. > > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing > [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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org > >
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