Originally Posted by
Zeuser
Burnhamthorpe and Mavis is a notoriously dangerous intersection because of the volume of traffic, speeds and the poorly planned intersection. I honestly think that removing the right turn lane on the north side, where the bike path crosses, would significantly reduce the number of car vs. bike and car vs. pedestrian accidents.
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Notice the point in there.
Ok in such cases the right turn lane does not need to be out right removed as it is very useful for motorists and cyclists alike. How ever it should be only in the last 100 feet of the road at most. If the bike path or mup is with in that zone say closer than 50 to 175 feet (depending on how busy the road is) then it should be re routed to be that far away from where the right turn lane begins.
Here the few places the ohio erie towpath trail does cross such a road thats basically how it is already. I have yet to see it not like that. Well ok one road is a exception but this is a road nearish a major metro park in a area where every one simply expects cyclists to be (impossible to miss noticing the fact heh)
Heres the thing about such crossings you can not really place blame on those who laid out the roads them selves. The fault belongs to those who choose the area where the path crosses the road. Who here would care if the crossing was 50 to 150 feet further down the road? Not me simply put a few pedal strokes more is all it would take and for any cyclists 5 or 10 pedal strokes is meaningless.