On Friday, June 15, 2001 at 9:00, Plumb, Nadia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote on "rumble strips - my two bits," saying..
> I don't see how rumble strips reduce the amount of space for cyclists - and,
> _if_ they are very low profile (thickly painted ones as opposed to speed
> humps, for example), they are not going to cause accidents.
They aren't painted, they are ~3cm by ~3cm x ~20cm slots ground out
of the pavement at right angles to the direction of travel. They make
bicycles jitter and steering less certain.
I haven't seen any on Ontario's 2-lane roads, and would suggest they
never be put there, unless there's a 2-metre paved shoulder. With a
.5m paved shoulder, bicyclists would always travel in the lane rather
than risk loosing steering control on the shoulder.
What width were the paved shoulders in Saskatchewan?
> The only possible hazard is if they are NOT extended to the entire
> width of the paved area, as some drivers might try to avoid them by
> driving partly on the shoulder. Living in Saskatchewan for a few
> years, I know how effective they are, and don't believe they would
> be a problem. I agree however, that any road work should include
> expansion of the paved shoulder to 1.0 metres at the least.
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