Originally Posted by
The Human Car
So what I am thinking is if sharrows are not performing well on narrow lanes to get more people out on bikes (and is not needed for the VC) so perhaps some other treatment might be preferred on narrow lanes or narrow lanes could be widened a bit.
That "other treatment" would be sharrows in the middle of narrow lanes.
Originally Posted by
The Human Car
I will also note to my DC brethren that are concerned about side by side sharing in a 12' lane, DC law does not allow you to take the lane unless the lane is less then 12' wide.
That's not true. You can take the lane any time conditions make it unsafe to ride to the right, or when traveling at the prevailing speed. What the law says is that a lane 11' or less is presumed to be unsafe to ride right.
What's interesting is the design guide does not show any examples of sharrows on lanes less than 12' wide. The presumption in the design guide is that cyclists will ride in the door zone when parking is present.