> Fascinating. I understand that the maintenance of the bollards costs > money, but apparently the safety, lives, and limbs of bicyclists have no > determinable value.
As a biker, I am not even sure I would want these bollards to be installed again. I bike down Hennepin Avenue fairly regulary (I did so yesterday), and no signs or markers are going to change the laws of physics. I fear that any markers would simply make both bicyclists and drivers blind to the real hazards present at these intersections; these may just be a few more signs that disappear into the urban panorama. That happens all too often when crosswalk signs are installed. As a bicyclist, I know what happens when I run into a two-ton steel vehicle, so I know it is going to be mainly my responsibility to ensure that doesn't happen. You can bet that I spend a lot of time looking over my shoulder when I am travelling down Hennepin Avenue. Putting a bike lane in the middle of a busy street, flanked by buses and three lanes of traffic, isn't the best idea in the first place, and I don't think that any small measures like signage will change that basic fact. === Nathan Hunstad CARAG Minneapolis, MN (651) 489-9107 -- Home PGP DH/DSS public key -- http://www.angelfire.com/mn/freakpower/nhpubkey.txt ________________________________________________ Do you Gonzo?! http://www.angelfire.com/mn/freakpower REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
