[SDCBC] What were they thinking? (Camino del Norte)

[Derek Hofmann]

I think I liked the old w/b configuration better, because it forced drivers
in the right lane to change lanes in order to take the I-15 onramp.
Bicyclists only had to keep going straight to stay in the bicycle lane. The
new configuration allows motorists in the right lane to drive at speed all
the way up to the light and forces bicyclists to change lanes across that
just to get back into the bicycle lane.


On Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 3:04 PM, <tobin at broadcom.com> wrote:

> (update to thread by Tom L circa March 27-29, inland north Co.)
>
> The median work in area of I-15 at CdN is done.  Yesterday, I noticed
> a new bike lane has been painted for e/b Camino del Norte just west of
> I-15 (Caltrans dominion).
>
> Today, I noticed the bike lane for w/b CdN just east of I-15 has been
> reconfigured.  We may never know what they were thinking, but apparently
> someone's input has done some good here.
>
> I opine the w/b reconfiguration is an improvement over:
>
>  http://www.tfl.net/MyPhotoAlbums/CaminoDelNorteApproachingI15FromEast/
>
> I find the new e/b configuration, setup as the w/b configuration was
> before the reconfiguration (i.e. merge across two high speed traffic
> lanes) more scary because of the increased speed differential.  I've only
> taken it once, and I am still contemplating how to deal with this new
> situation safely.  It is on my every-day commute.
>
> Roy
>
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-- 
Thanks,

Derek Hofmann
derek.hofmann at gmail.com
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