[SDCBC] BE CAREFUL OUT THERE: News Metro -- KPBS radio hostseriously injured on bike

[Jack Bochsler]

Excellent suggestion.

Intersections like these would keep Theodore Pinnock busy
for a long, long time.  I would wager he would take the
case in a heartbeat.  Though taxpayers may end up paying 
thru the nose.

If you don't know Pinnock:
http://www.pacificresearch.org/press/opd/2006/opd_06-09-01ha.html


jack

 
--- John Eldon <j.eldon at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> Perhaps we should invoke the Americans with Disabilities Act. I
> cannot
> imagine traversing that intersection, in its current configuration,
> on a
> mobility scooter, yet one should have the right to do so safely.
>   -----Original Message-----
>   From: sdcbc-bounces at bikesandiego.org
> [mailto:sdcbc-bounces at bikesandiego.org]On Behalf Of Mike Berry
>   Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 5:42 PM
>   To: 'Jim Baross'; 'Sdcbc'
>   Subject: Re: [SDCBC] FW: BE CAREFUL OUT THERE: News Metro -- KPBS
> radio
> hostseriously injured on bike
> 
> 
>   The turn is severe, but at the point the bicyclist makes his left
> hand
> move to the straight thru bike lane (the start of which is a good
> distance
> from the intersection) the cars are still moving rather quickly in
> the right
> hand turn lane, and that's what makes it difficult to negotiate,
> especially
> when you're when your moving at less than 10 mph due to the hill.
> 
> 
> 
>   We could describe it to death but the best way is to observe the
> intersection firsthand, preferably in the afternoon when the traffic
> is
> heavier and the drivers more aggressive.
> 
> 
> 
>   Now that I think about it, it's also a hazard for pedestrians as
> drivers
> treat it as a free right hand turn.
> 
> 
> 
> 
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