Originally Posted by
invisiblehand
Thanks.
177 pages ... at least that includes pictures.
About half of that is "how to implement these ideas... " Section V contains the real "meat and potatoes."
Check it out, it isn't that bad of a read.
I think the thing I found most interesting is the commentary on "parallel travel accidents" which is stated as being about 35% of all accidents.
Originally Posted by the report
As discussed in Section III, 35.5 percent of bicyclist crashes with motor vehicles occur when travel directions are parallel. Roadway facilities that better identify appropriate travel areas for all road users and their expected behavior may provide a safer environment for bicyclist travel along parallel paths and help reduce crashes.
This is a significant difference from the often touted data mentioned in Effective Cycling and other writings often quoted by strict vehicular cyclists... (and based on studies from the mid '70's)
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In this section (section V, Objective B) there is also clear acknowledgment of the problem of dooring... and a suggestion for the use of sharrows.