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Bike lanes where traffic has priority when turning across are a disaster: - Gives cyclist false sense of security, since they need to yield to vehicles turning
by de_keyboard 5y ago
Bike lanes where traffic has priority when turning across are a disaster:
- Gives cyclist false sense of security, since they need to yield to vehicles turning across "their lane"
- Little notice given to drivers that they need to take care, since they have right of way
- Cyclists have to stop at every side road, which can make taking the bike path as slow as walking
Experience cyclists won't use them and novice cyclists are given an unsafe and slow route; they will drive instead. What a waste of public funds.
A better solution, as seen in NL and some parts of London, is to make the motorist give way or even remove the vehicle entrance entirely. The transport mix you get is the transport mix you build for.