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One more: if you run a cycle lane along a road for automobiles, run it above the main road's grade, if feasible.

• jimmux 8y ago
  Every incident I've had on a bike would have been prevented if this was the case for bike lanes in my city. Just two days ago I had to slap a vehicle to let him know I was about to be crushed between him and parked cars, because he casually drove into the bike lane I was occupying without looking or indicating. This would also encourage safer riding by cyclists. Last year ago I had a serious crash because of another rider cutting across lanes of traffic to get ahead of me. Riders being forced to enter the bike lane at the intersection makes them more predictable.
• elbows 8y ago
  This works great until it snows. Then the above-grade bike lane is generally not adequately cleared, and cyclists are forced back onto the street, which is now narrower by the width of the bike lane.
  • cimmanom 8y ago
    At grade bicycle lanes tend to be victims of snowplowing anyway, in my experience.
  • crote 8y ago
    Make the bike lanes wide enough to allow a snowplow to pass. Additionally, plow cycle paths first and more often, as cyclists are more vulnerable to slippery road surfaces.
• Tomte 8y ago
  But below the sidewalk!