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>"Protected bike lanes"... aren't. Because they share intersections with motor vehicles, left-hooks and right-hooks still happen, which together constitute the
by xxpor 7y ago
>"Protected bike lanes"... aren't. Because they share intersections with motor vehicles, left-hooks and right-hooks still happen, which together constitute the majority of bicyclist-motorist collisions.
Part of installing protected bike lanes should be installing arrows and bike signals so there's a separate phase to make a turn.
See 2nd Ave in Seattle:
https://www.google.com/maps/@47.6074569,-122.3372911,3a,42.9y,139.78h,86.78t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1stsHgG3B-vnXsO86gZ70h9A!2e0!7i16384!8i8192 https://www.google.com/maps/@47.6074569,-122.3372911,3a,42.9...
- CydeWeys 7y agoWe have some split-phase protected bike lane intersections here in NYC (e.g. 8th Ave north of 14th St), but not nearly enough. Most protected bike lane intersections are not split-phase; we're relying on drivers seeing us and yielding to us as is required of a vehicle trying to turn across others going straight. In practice though, a lot of drivers just bully you and don't yield as required, because it's gonna hurt you a lot more than them if you collide.