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No lane is taken away. This image is showing two cross roads with separated bike lanes. So the curb stop is in the lane where parking exists. If anything, the a
by ffumarola 12y ago
No lane is taken away. This image is showing two cross roads with separated bike lanes. So the curb stop is in the lane where parking exists. If anything, the additional bike infrastructure would keep cars within the box and stop them from cutting it really close to the corner.
Regarding the lights - sure. Cars have a special light, pedestrians have a special light. Why wouldn't bikes? Having a usable bike infrastructure that doesn't make bikers feel like they're going to die at every intersection would promote safer biking. I'll run a red light on my bike because I can see the cars coming from my left and right, but I can't see the car coming from behind and turning right into me.
- SoftwareMaven 12y agoThe right turn lane is removed. Now, instead of having straight traffic moving through while right turn traffic shifts to the right out of the way, that traffic will have to slow behind the right turning cars. The added set-back of the cross walk helps, since one car can wait for e.g pedestrian traffic completely out of the flow of through traffic, but there is little doubt the traffic will flow more slowly. As somebody elsewhere said, if you get more people riding, you are removing their cars from the road, but there is a real chicken and egg problem, as drivers will be very upset if they see their commute lengthen.