[SDCBC] ignoring a detour & bike lane closed signs

[JonIsaacs at aol.com]

In a message dated 6/9/07 6:29:06 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
j.eldon at sbcglobal.net writes:

> I do not think the bike lane itself is the problem on southbound Gilman at 
> the I-5 onramp, although I would support terminating the approach segment of 
> it farther upstream. 
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I ride through there several times a week...  The bike lane is the problem 
because it tries to separate cyclists from motorists.  It's a real catch 22.

The current bike lane is unrideable because of motorists turning right across 
the bike lane.  The only reasonable place to ride is in the left lane along 
with the straight-through traffic, otherwise you are vulnerable to motorists 
right hooking you.  If there were no bike lane, then motorists could make the 
right turn from center lane and it would help the flow of traffic. 

This would naturally calm traffic because there would be many more of those 
motorists during rush hour...

So you have a bike lane that one should not ride that results in a decrease 
in traffic flow and only results in more confusion ....

I think I can conclude that indeed the bike lane is the problem.

jon







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