Some general comments and queries:
I find it's increasingly difficult to distinguish between bicycle lanes and
paved shoulders - unless I am already familiar with the road in question.
As an example, proceeding westwards along Hunt Club beyond 416, there's a
paved shoulder that starts up a few hundred metres before Moodie. But only
when you arrive at Moodie is there any indication that it was in fact a
bicycle lane! Cedarview from Baseline to Hunt Club is similar.
Bicycle lanes that stop in the middle of nowhere - continuing along Hunt
Club beyond Moodie, there's a bicycle lane with a clear painted symbol -
just a few metres before the pavement stops, and you risk dropping a
considerable distance down onto the gravel. No advance warning, no signs
to merge back into the traffic lane - I wouldn't like to hit this at
night-time.....
Bicycle lanes that are incorrectly located - Cedarview again - at the
intersection with Bruin Road (the bridge about halfway along) the bicycle
lane drifts off to the right of the right turn lane.
Bicycle lanes that terminate and require cyclists using them to yield to
"real traffic" - eg Island Park southbound just before Carling - instead
of providing equal priority to both classes of road-users.
In fact there are very few bicycle lanes that are reserved for cyclists -
for this they require specific signage, and the white/black diamond
sign. The bicycle symbols are only to frighten away motorists - they
don't give the lane any particular status. With the exception of the
contra-flow bicycle lanes, I don't think there are any exclusive bicycle
lanes in the City - but I may have missed some - any information?
--
Peter James
Ottawa, Ontario
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