On June 14, 2001 09:46 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Personally, I don't have any concerns so far with rumble strips. I
> think they do help to keep drivers awake on rural freeways.
Hi,
Thanks for sharing your letter with the subscribers to the Citizens for Safe
Cycling and Ottawa Bicycle Club e-mail lists.
I feel compelled to comment that I would have serious reservations if there
were to be an expansion of the use of rumble strips particularlyif it is done
without regard for the impact on cyclists.
As it now stands, I find that paved shoulder widths are minimal. Reducing
space for cyclists by installing rumble strips could present an inconvenience
at least and a safety hazard at worst.
This has been a matter of intense conflict between transport
planners/engineers in several US states of late. You may want to check the
following link to notes from a recent meeting of the Human Powered
Transportation Committee of the American Society of Civil Engineers that
touches on some of the issues in play.
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/kbarrett/curr_upd.htm
I don't want to be alarmist. Rumble strips have their place. There is no
conflict on major highways where bicycles are excluded. They could also be
used to good effect where run-off accidents suggest that there are problems.
I would contend that they should not be a general feature of highway design
and that where they are used due attention must be paid to minimize negative
impacts for cyclists.
Thanks for the opportunity to participate in this discussion.
Randy Legault
Ottawa
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