Originally Posted by
Bekologist
RIP.
using this tragedy to rally against bicycle access on MUPs across the florida large causeway bridges is ridiculous.
Yep, but sadly that could happen.
Originally Posted by
Bekologist
Suggestions bicyclists should be riding in the lanes of traffic on these monstrosities is highly unrealistic. where do people come up with these anti-bicycling messages?
It comes from motorists watching cyclists pulling up into the crosswalk and circling instead of stopping at the stop line. It comes from motorists watching group rides ignoring stop lights and stop signs. It comes from motorists watching cyclists filtering/lane splitting. It comes from motorists and pedestrians getting frustrated with cyclists. I mean stop and think about it motorists want us on the sidewalks, pedestrians want us on the road, and we, we just want to be able to use and share the roads in peace. But it's hard to do when there are people breaking the laws/rules on a daily basis.
Originally Posted by
Bekologist
Suggestions bicyclists NOT utilize walkways on highway speed causeways is a worthless suggestion and would surely prove to be a barrier to popular use of bicycles in Clearwater and other barrier island towns with this type of bridge (many cities in FL)
Wouldn't the logical thing be to oh, I don't know lower the speed limit on those bridges? As well as lowering the speed on most roads overall?
Originally Posted by
Bekologist
Bicyclists should take the lane on highway speed causeway bridges across the inter-coastal waterway, riiiiiight.
See above about lowering the speed limit overall.
Originally Posted by
Bekologist
what should Florida do, commuterrun? require cyclists take the lane over the causeways? Build shoulders and/or bike lanes safe for you and your canoe to use over the causeways, or mingle peds and bike traffic as is the standard, accepted practice on large, highway speed bridges in this country?
As I've and others have said, lowering the overall speed limit would be a step in the right direction. If we lowered the overall speed limit on all roads but the interstate roads there really wouldn't be a any need (or at least much of a need) for bike lanes and other separate bicycle/pedestrian facilities.