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

[John Eldon]

As long as they have two (or more) right lanes and permit right-turn-on-red from both, we are going to endanger pedestrians. As long as they put through bike paths or bke lanes to the right of right-turn-only lanes, we are going to endanger cyclists. The only band-aid I could endorse is a Denver-style all-red traffic signal cycle in which no motor vehicle movements are permitted, but pedestrians and bicyclists can cross in any desired direction. Yes, I know it reduces us to pedestrian behavior, but the damage was already done when the road and bike path were [mis]configured.

--- On Mon, 7/7/08, Kathy Keehan <execdir at sdcbc.org> wrote:
From: Kathy Keehan <execdir at sdcbc.org>
Subject: Re: [SDCBC] Why you should look both ways.................
To: "'Serge Issakov'" <serge at issakov.org>, SDCBC at bikesandiego.org
Date: Monday, July 7, 2008, 4:38 PM




 
 






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
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