Originally Posted by
Foldable Two
Here is the Portland solution - Bike Boxes.
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008...bike_boxes.php
Portland's problem is "right hooks", based upon driving on the other side of the road.
While they talk about 'protecting cyclists from cars', the real impetus for this solution came as the result of two accidents where large trucks making right turns ran over a bike riders.
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Lou
We have those too Lou - certainly many junctions in my city have them. Of course, ours are the other way around as we drive on the left, and sadly, numbers of cyclists are crushed by left turning trucks and buses which swing in and drag them under as careless drivers turn left over cyclists on the inside. This problem in London at least has accounted for several cycling deaths a year in recent times, mostly of women riders who may be less bold about getting out in front of large vehicles and sitting in front of them. Obviously, it is dangerous to generalise, but most of these kinds of tragedies affect women. Maybe being less aggressive in general, they stand at lights and wait patiently. Whatever the reason, it is a very dangerous thing to do.
