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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Not sure why things keep changing out there but it’s making life
interesting. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>The Coalition had recommended the original configuration you saw
– as soon as the right turn pocket starts, the bike lane is on the left of it.
I’m not sure what made them decide to change the paint so soon. The new
configuration keeps the bike lane to the right of the right turn lane until you’re
almost to the intersection, then has a gap and the bike lane reappears to the left
of the turn lane. I haven’t ridden it yet on the bike, but I’m thinking it will
be much more difficult for me to merge across the right turn only lane toward
the bottom rather than at the top, and now the onus will be on the bicyclist to
find a safe moment to merge across rather than requiring the motorist to yield
to the cyclist. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>The eastbound side has an interesting configuration at the
beginning of the right turn lanes, but keeps the bike lane to the left of the
right turn only lanes for the most part. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Who wants to take a ride this weekend to see them firsthand? I’m
available on Sunday morning for a little jaunt…<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Kathy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
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sdcbc-bounces@bikesandiego.org [mailto:sdcbc-bounces@bikesandiego.org] <b>On
Behalf Of </b>Derek Hofmann<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, April 30, 2008 9:28 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> tobin@broadcom.com<br>
<b>Cc:</b> sdcbc@bikesandiego.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [SDCBC] What were they thinking? (Camino del Norte)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>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.<br>
<br>
<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>On Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 3:04 PM, <<a
href="mailto:tobin@broadcom.com">tobin@broadcom.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>(update to thread by Tom L circa March 27-29, inland north
Co.)<br>
<br>
The median work in area of I-15 at CdN is done. Yesterday, I noticed<br>
a new bike lane has been painted for e/b Camino del Norte just west of<br>
I-15 (Caltrans dominion).<br>
<br>
Today, I noticed the bike lane for w/b CdN just east of I-15 has been<br>
reconfigured. We may never know what they were thinking, but apparently<br>
someone's input has done some good here.<br>
<br>
I opine the w/b reconfiguration is an improvement over:<br>
<br>
<a
href="http://www.tfl.net/MyPhotoAlbums/CaminoDelNorteApproachingI15FromEast/"
target="_blank">http://www.tfl.net/MyPhotoAlbums/CaminoDelNorteApproachingI15FromEast/</a><br>
<br>
I find the new e/b configuration, setup as the w/b configuration was<br>
before the reconfiguration (i.e. merge across two high speed traffic<br>
lanes) more scary because of the increased speed differential. I've only<br>
taken it once, and I am still contemplating how to deal with this new<br>
situation safely. It is on my every-day commute.<br>
<br>
Roy<br>
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-- <br>
Thanks,<br>
<br>
Derek Hofmann<br>
<a href="mailto:derek.hofmann@gmail.com">derek.hofmann@gmail.com</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
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