Originally Posted by
urbanknight
How on earth do you do that with driveways and intersections?
Here's an example local to me. Drivers can't see this rider very well behind the row of parked cars and could turn right into their path trying to enter a driveway or turn right.
As I look at this example, I notice no intersections or driveways until the well marked green area ahead... that area is supposed to signal to all road users that there is a possible conflict there and for motorists especially to watch as they turn across the BL. (cyclists take note... cars will cross here.)
The problem is that these features are relatively new, and motorists have little if any training on what they mean or how to handle them... and drivers' ed and the driving tests tend to gloss over these things anyway. Thus we have a very poorly trained driving public who feels entitled to the road in their rolling couch and they have little respect for other road users and pedestrians.
We need to train drivers better. Period. PSAs on TV, better testing at the DMV, and stricter enforcement of rules.