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Door Zone Bike Lane
Below is a letter that I wrote to Adventure Cycling. Thought maybe some
here could help also. Dear Adventure Cycling, I am a recumbent cyclist in western New York State. I grew up in Mayville, NY which is a small town located on Chautauqua Lake. This is a summer tourist haven for the cities of Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Buffalo and everything in between. Summer homes and the Chautauqua Institution swell the population dramatically in this community of about two thousand residents for ten weeks every summer. The past two years have seen the reconstruction of the main street that runs through town. Finally this fall the project is coming to a close with the final work be done. As with any State project of this size there has been controversy on why and how things are being done. I work for the New York State Department of Transportation in Mayville and when they work in my home town I really catch some flack. The reason for this letter is after the road lines were painted down through town I was absolutely dismayed at what I saw. They added a bike lane and when I first heard of it I was pleased that this was being done. That was till I saw it with my own eyes. Right down North and South Erie Street, about a mile and a half total, the bike lane is in the Door Zone. In the business district, about a thousand feet, the motorist has to have there tires rubbing the curb to get out of the bike lane. I am looking for some help in finding resources and links to pages that refer to this problem. I remember reading about a group or movement that is trying to educate agencies (the State) on the problems associated with these types of bike lanes. Any and all information will be helpful. I work for the State DOT and have some contacts referred to me by my Resident Engineer (my boss) and I am hoping to get it changed. I want to look some what professional rather that just some body complaining so I need useful information to back up my concern. Your help will be appreciated and I am also going to post this on a news group I use. Any help from the group is welcome, Bill 96 Vanguard, 99 Duplex ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 100,000 Newsgroups ---= East/West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =--- |
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Bill,
The usual sources of information would be John Forester's website, AASHTO, and the League of American Bicyclists. A young woman died as a result of a door-zone bike lane a couple of years ago, and if I recall right, the city was held responsible for putting cyclists within that area. But to be perfectly honest, I'm not clear on the details. -- alan Anyone who believes in a liberal media has never read the "Daily Oklahoman." "Bill McAninch" wrote in message ... Below is a letter that I wrote to Adventure Cycling. Thought maybe some here could help also. The reason for this letter is after the road lines were painted down through town I was absolutely dismayed at what I saw. They added a bike lane and when I first heard of it I was pleased that this was being done. That was till I saw it with my own eyes. Right down North and South Erie Street, about a mile and a half total, the bike lane is in the Door Zone. In the business district, about a thousand feet, the motorist has to have there tires rubbing the curb to get out of the bike lane. |
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Bill McAninch Wrote: I am looking for some help in finding resources and links to pages that refer to this problem. I remember reading about a group or movement that is trying to educate agencies (the State) on the problems associated with these types of bike lanes. Any and all information will be helpful. I work for the State DOT and have some contacts referred to me by my Resident Engineer (my boss) and I am hoping to get it changed. I want to look some what professional rather that just some body complaining so I need useful information to back up my concern. A quick Google search of +"open door" +cyclist turned up a few URLs: http://www.bikexprt.com/massfacil/ca...one/laird1.htm http://www-personal.umich.edu/~riin/bikes/doorzone.htm (another about Dana Laird: ) http://tinyurl.com/r0jb and here is something from Forrester, see section 3.2.2 http://www.johnforester.com/Articles...laneGuides.htm Hope this helps. -- blazingpedals |
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