[SDCBC] Stupid Bike Lanes

[Serge Issakov]

Jon,

I second your nomination.

But I have small nit with the wording.  This is not an example of a poor
connection between two bike lanes, but between two bikeways, one of which is
a bike lane (Class 2 bikeway) and the other a bike path (class 1 bikeway).

I also don't think turning left from the light, into the crosswalk, is
technically legal.

Serge



On Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 9:31 AM, <JonIsaacs at aol.com> wrote:

> In a message dated 4/29/2008 10:19:11 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
> pje at efgh.com writes:
>
> This is a great video, worth a view by everyone with two wheels.
>
>
> http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid1243727174?bctid=1504447505
>
>
>
> Philip:  Thanks for that link...  A nice video with a nice closing
> thought...
>
> How about San Diego's Stupidest Bike Lane?
>
> While I am sure there are worse, I nominate the La Jolla Colony (LJCD)
> entrance to the Rose Canyon Bike path.    Two major bike lanes with no
> connection.   I normally enter the RCBP from south bound Gilman and have
> made an informal study of the different techniques riders use to enter the
> RCBP from La Jolla Colony.  Some of the various techniques:
>
> -  Ride down the sidewalk on the south side of LJCD...  Somewhere this
> involves crossing mid stream.
>
> -  Ride down LJCD the wrong way...
>
> -  Make a left from the light at I-5 and LJCD whenever possible.  This is
> probably the legal option but the intersection is not set up for a cyclist
> waiting for the through traffic to clear.  Cyclists I see do this seem to go
> when the light is red to avoid the on coming traffic.   One is in vulnerable
> location, up against the concrete divider in a "hook" corner, it doesn't
> look good to me.
>
> - Ride under the bridge and make a U-Turn at the light at Gilman and I-5
>
> - Become a pedestrian and push the pedestrian crossing button.  IMHO, this
> is not a good option because the crossing begins in a blind corner at the
> end of a blind turn.  Motorists are used to running that light to get on I-5
> North bound and are not prepared for someone using the cross walk.
>
> Whether it's the stupidest in San Diego, I doubt it but I think one has to
> certainly admit that two major bike lanes that join ought to have a good
> connection.  I would take LJCD instead of Gilman if there were a good way to
> get to the RCBP...
>
> jon
>
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