Comments on: Bike Week Challenge http://bicycledriving.org/general/bike-week-challenge Cycling skills, good roads, public awareness. Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:08:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Ray http://bicycledriving.org/general/bike-week-challenge#comment-91 Ray Tue, 13 May 2008 16:00:45 +0000 http://bicycledriving.org/general/bike-week-challenge#comment-91 "The color is intended to increase awareness on the part of both motorist and cyclist." Roger Geller - Bicycle Coordinator Umm... it's an intersection with traffic controls. Isn't that enough to inform road users to increase their awareness to potential users and conflicts? Perhaps klaxons that sound when the bike box is occupied by a cyclist are in order? Or at least flashing lights. “The color is intended to increase awareness on the part of both motorist and cyclist.”
Roger Geller - Bicycle Coordinator

Umm… it’s an intersection with traffic controls.
Isn’t that enough to inform road users to increase their awareness to potential users and conflicts?

Perhaps klaxons that sound when the bike box is occupied by a cyclist are in order? Or at least flashing lights.

]]> By: octavian http://bicycledriving.org/general/bike-week-challenge#comment-90 octavian Tue, 13 May 2008 03:55:27 +0000 http://bicycledriving.org/general/bike-week-challenge#comment-90 Hi Paul, We have all those problems in my city (Portland, Oregon) and more - like bike boxes. Fortunately, even our local newspaper recognizes that not all cyclists go bonkers for boxes: http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=120967579764787700 Why should cyclists use bus lanes if motorists can't? That will only serve to differentiate the two classes of drivers. If we want equal treatment, we need to advocate the same rules across the board. Cyclists are drivers of vehicles, even if a state does not define bicycles as vehicles (which directly effects the volume of permits required for rural cycle racing). Good post, Paul. What are your thoughts on lane splitting? Thanks, Kevin Hi Paul,

We have all those problems in my city (Portland, Oregon) and more - like bike boxes. Fortunately, even our local newspaper recognizes that not all cyclists go bonkers for boxes: http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=120967579764787700

Why should cyclists use bus lanes if motorists can’t? That will only serve to differentiate the two classes of drivers. If we want equal treatment, we need to advocate the same rules across the board. Cyclists are drivers of vehicles, even if a state does not define bicycles as vehicles (which directly effects the volume of permits required for rural cycle racing).

Good post, Paul. What are your thoughts on lane splitting?

Thanks,
Kevin

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