[SDCBC] Gilman / I-5 interchange

[John Eldon]

Jon, thanks for reminding everyone of the extreme hazard posed by the Gilman
Dr. / I-5 interchange. The proper solution is to calm traffic and to square
the intersection, eliminating the high-speed diverge for cars transitioning
from s/b Gilman to s/b I-5. As you so aptly observe, simply positioning
oneself vehicularly and properly does not prevent some idiot from
right-hooking from the center divide.

John E.
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  More important issues in my mind when riding south bound from UCSD to PB
via Gilman are the parking along the bike lane on Gilman, the poorly thought
out on-ramp from Gilman to I-5 with all the motorists turrning illegally
left across the bike lane, the bad bump in the left lane  and the lack of
signs indicating the presence of the Rose Canyon Bike Path.  I guess I
should add that Man Hole cover with the protuding steel bump down the way on
Santa Fe.

  The Gilman I-5 on Ramp is a particularly glaring issue to me, the
difficulty is that the bike lane is not a safe place to ride because of
motorists making the illegal right turn across the bike lane.  This means
many cyclists are riding through that region are putting themselves at
unnecessary risk and I know of at least two how have been hit.  Taking the
left lane means you are not where motorists expect you to be and I have even
had motorists pass me in the center meridian and then right hook me...  (I
think this particular region is a great example of why bike lanes create
more problems than they solve.)

  In my mind, all  these (and more) are all are more serious issues than the
partially blind curve in the bike path and take more perception and care in
riding.  So, I am all for improving the facilities for cyclists, I just do
not see that particular curve as one that is of particular importance.

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