[SDCBC] No U-turn at Gilman/I-5? Re: Stupid Bike Lane

[Gene Carman]

Of course this is the "official answer..."  along with the host of 
other get-off-the-bike-and-push-the-button "solutions" provided 
throughout the city...  including, the classic stairway at Mission 
Bay Drive and Damon Street (just west of Sante Fe).

And of course, my favorite...  along the somewhat new 56 bike 
path...  where cyclists have to either ride on the wrong side of the 
path or dismount to push the walk buttons (what, the technology 
didn't exist to put in sensors such as those used all over Santa Barbara?).

The real irony of the 56 path is that while cyclists have to face 
such awkward maneuvers, horse back riders have their own special 
"tall" buttons on the eastern portion of that bikeway...  so cyclists 
don't even get equal treatment with horse back riders.  Go figure.

Nope, throughout San Diego County...  we are constantly reminded of 
the "toy" status of cycling.  (get off and walk, kiddos... )

Of course the flip side is we do get bike lanes on 55 MPH 
roads.  (never mind the lane changes over the blind rise... )

Sigh...


At 10:17 PM 5/1/2008, Serge Issakov wrote:
>I'll bet the official answer is: stay in the bike lane (on southwest 
>bound LJCD) until you get to the intersection, dismount, press the 
>walk signal, when it's green, look for right-on-red turners heading 
>for I-5 north, walk across the road in the crosswalk, then mount and 
>proceed on the path.
>
>Serge
>
>
>On Thu, May 1, 2008 at 10:05 PM, Jim Baross 
><<mailto:JimBaross at cox.net>JimBaross at cox.net> wrote:
>I haven't seen any similar signs in this county but how about 
>hanging something similar to "except bikes" to the no U-turn sign.
>
>And/or get who ever decided to post the no U-turn sign to explain 
>how bicyclists were expected to make the connection to the bike path....
>
>At 09:57 PM 5/1/2008, <mailto:JonIsaacs at aol.com>JonIsaacs at aol.com wrote:
>>In a message dated 5/1/08 7:23:40 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
>><mailto:rob_leone at earthlink.net>rob_leone at earthlink.net writes:
>>
>>>One of the possibilities enumberated was
>>>qoute
>>>
>>>- Ride under the bridge and make a U-Turn at the light at Gilman and I-5
>>>end of quote
>>>
>>>Unfortunately, as part of the newly rebuilt Gilman/I-5 intersection
>>>"they" hanged a "No U Turn" sign from the traffic signal.
>>>
>>>Robert Leone
>>
>>
>>----
>>
>>Rob:
>>
>>I guess one could ride up to the Park and Ride and turn around 
>>there or maybe on up a mile or so to the next traffic 
>>light.  Overall, it seems like there is a real problem there, I 
>>don't see an easy fix but a fix is definitely needed.
>>
>>What do the folks in the know say about about plans for this region???
>>
>>Jon
>
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