[QuietCars] I need your help.

[David Andrews]

I have never seen one, but have read that they do exist, and are unsafe.

Dave

At 06:58 PM 5/20/2024, Mary Ellen via QuietCars wrote:
>British Columbia is experimenting with bike lanes that have mid block bus
>stops.  In order to reach the bus stop, pedestrians must cross the bike
>lane.  Although some of them have pedestrian activated caution lights, there
>is no way for a blind person to tell whether a bike is passing.  It's
>completely unsafe.
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>I'm writing a resolution that expands on this topic (we passed a resolution
>dealing with some of this a few years ago.)
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>Are any of you aware of similar designs in the US?  It would help to have
>specific examples to make the resolution concrete.  Canadian examples aren't
>applicable for a US resolution, but we know similar designs are being tried
>in many countries, so I doubt a US example would be hard to find.
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>If you know of any kamikaze bike lanes in your area, please write me at
>gabias at telus.net <mailto:gabias at telus.net>  to complete the proposed
>resolution.
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>Mary Ellen
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