[SDCBC] Pedal Power in the News

[John Eldon]

Serge, I share your contempt for right-hook-generating bike boxes, Copenhagen-style bikeways, etc. However, I reject your "logical implication" that wanting to make certain intersections more bicycle- and/or pedestrian-friendly implies that all other intersections are inherently unsafe. I strongly advocate a multipronged approach to safety, incorporating elements of cyclist education, motorist education, individual accountability, and bicycle- and pedestrian-conscious traffic engineering. Eliminating a few high-speed free merges and diverges would benefit all of us.

John E.

--- On Mon, 7/28/08, Serge Issakov <serge at issakov.org> wrote:
...  For example. to someone who accepts the premise that re-engineering intersections with bike boxes makes them safe (#2), the logical implication is that intersections (the vast, vast majority - virtually all in every other city in America) that are not so re-engineered remain unsafe for bicyclists. ...
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