[SDCBC] Why you should look both ways.................

[Kathy Keehan]

They did change the signal timing at Black Mountain Road at the 56. Before
the bike/ped signal was white when the traffic was coming off the freeway
and turning across the path crossing. Now it is white when the southbound
Black Mountain Road traffic has the protected left turn onto the eastbound
56 onramp. It works much better, although I'm not sure how we will stop
eastbound bicyclists from crossing when the light for the freeway off-ramp
traffic is green. 

I think the phasing is working much better, but I'd be interested in other
people's impressions of the new setup.

Kathy

 

From: sdcbc-bounces at bikesandiego.org [mailto:sdcbc-bounces at bikesandiego.org]
On Behalf Of Serge Issakov
Sent: Monday, July 07, 2008 3:32 PM
To: SDCBC at bikesandiego.org
Subject: Re: [SDCBC] Why you should look both ways.................

 

About two years ago, on 6/22/06, Tom Lettington posted the following about
the 56 path interchange at Black Mountain Road, which is very similar:

"Sooner or later someone is going to get killed at that place."

Link: http://www.bikesandiego.org/pipermail/sdcbc/2006-June/000075.html

Serge

On Tue, Jul 1, 2008 at 1:41 PM, Jon Perkins <admin7 at cox.net> wrote:

John,

 

That is correct about Camino Del Sur, I often do a convoluted U turn there
to get back onto the bike lane.  However in this case, after looking at a
map - I realized the street was Carmel Valley Road - also I think the truck
was east bound on 56 turned right then was South Bound.

 

My humble apologies for the mix up.

 

jp

 

 

----- Original Message ----- 

From: John Eldon <mailto:j.eldon at sbcglobal.net>  

To: SDCBC at bikesandiego.org ; Jon Perkins <mailto:admin7 at cox.net>  

Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2008 1:37 PM

Subject: Re: [SDCBC] Why you should look both ways.................

 


Thanks for posting, Jon. The two-way bike path runs to the right of two
right-turn-only lanes, despite SDCBC's pleas that it be engineered, albeit
at higher cost, to avoid precisely this scenario. My condolences to the
victim's family.

--- On Tue, 7/1/08, Jon Perkins <admin7 at cox.net> wrote:

From: Jon Perkins <admin7 at cox.net>
Subject: [SDCBC] Why you should look both ways.................
To: SDCBC at bikesandiego.org
Date: Tuesday, July 1, 2008, 9:53 AM

All,

 

This accident took place on the 56 bike trail this morning 7-1-08 at the SB
56 off ramp at ?Camino Del Sur?.   Just had enough time to pull out my
camera and snap a shot after the ambulance hauled the rider away.  The rider
in the picture is in the hospital and not expected to survive. 


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