Lincoln: We are at the halfway point of the Farrar Road advisory shoulder one-year pilot. The Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee, the Department of Public Works and Lincoln Police have been monitoring the new roadway striping and collecting feedback. As we consider the last six months we have two things we want to share:
1, We have noticed some confusion by drivers on how the road should be used. Specifically, when a car is traveling down Farrar Rd with no oncoming traffic, the car should be in the center lane, between the two dashed lines. When two cars approach each other traveling opposite directions, each may encroach upon their right hand advisory shoulder, so long as there is no pedestrian or cyclist already there. If there is a pedestrian or cyclist present, the car moves into the shoulder behind the pedestrian or cyclist, and travels behind them until the oncoming car has passed and there is space to pull back into the center lane and safely pass the walker or biker. This is a good video from Ottawa showing proper usage of a road with advisory shoulders. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zdDIvKXMxY> (Note that in this video the roadway striping is referred to as advisory cycling lanes.) 2, We want your feedback! Please let us know what you think of the advisory shoulder installation by filling out this very short form: https://forms.gle/i3KyfgHpM3SPF16f9 <https://forms.gle/i3KyfgHpM3SPF16f9>. Thank you! Ginger Reiner, on behalf of the Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee
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