Re: New Bike Path

Am 13.07.2024 um 17:08 schrieb Catrike Ryder:

On Sat, 13 Jul 2024 10:47:26 -0400, Frank Krygowski
<frkrygow@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
 

On 7/13/2024 8:03 AM, zen cycle wrote:

On 7/12/2024 5:50 AM, Rolf Mantel wrote:

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At the place where you see the van leaving the fuel station, I have
twice witnessed exactly the same accident: a car from the roundabout
wanted to enter the fuel station and did not look for cyclists coming
"the wrong direction" hit a cyclist at low speed.

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IMHO that's at/near the top of the list of the problems with bike
lanes/paths parallel to the roadway - Drivers looking out for on-coming
traffic don't look the other way for the path users

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Exactly.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4k6-AI_X1qE

 If you're afraid to ride there, It's OK with me. I won't try to change
your mind.

I'm not afraid to ride myself there but I'm afraid to send an unexperienced cyclist on those routes.