Originally Posted by Serge *******
Let's say NO cyclists are educated. So what? How does this make bike lanes win?
And what's to negotiate for on KV Rd? You only have to negotiate to merge left. Oh, that one spot... what's the problem? Stick your arm out and take the leftmost lane that goes straight. And how do bike lanes help with this spot anyway?
What do bike lanes do for cyclists who are not educated in VC?
And still not even ONE example, not even a hypothetical one, of a "good" road design that incorporates bike lanes.
KV road only has one intersection? That's a new on on me and yahoo maps...
Try negotiating with drivers on that road at the 45-65MPH speeds... during commuting hours... especially the ones merging on and off the freeway... where a cyclist was killed a couple years ago. I stopped in a car a week ago and had a hard time simply merging back into traffic with a turn signal... Now imagine riding along the WOL on a foggy morning...
See the attached map.
"What do bike lanes do for cyclists who are not educated in VC" And how do you propose to educate all the existing cyclists now in VC? Design a bike lane correctly and the lane will tell both the motorists and cyclists where to be on the road.
"And still not even ONE example, not even a hypothetical one, of a "good" road design that incorporates bike lanes."
Still haven't been to Santa Barbarbra yet, eh?