have had some very fun excursions on rail trails , disused railways turned into pedestrian/bike paths. The trails typically go through very beautiful areas and rarely do you have to concern yourself with motorized traffic of any kind. Reader Will appears to be interested in rails as well, but he wants to ride on them - literally. Check it out - Will included the following text - A rail-bike is a bicycle that has been modified to be able to ride on the rails of a railroad. The front wheel has a device attached to it so that the bike won’t steer off the rail while an outrigger is used to support the bike using the other rail. I used conduit, cut up “razor” scooters parts, one bike fork two bits of steel and numerous nuts, bolts, washers and retaining pins. Nothing is welded. The hardest part is getting the spacing right so that friction and play are minimized. A lot of person hours certainly went in to this working model and the details are pretty amazing. [Keep re
It looks like there are some of the same cyclists posing with different scenarios, which leads me to assume this is a staged video and therefore in accurate of the reality. I wouldn't call the bike box dangerous if it is a staged video!
ReplyDeleteI believe the point of the video is to show the instances where this particular bike box application is not the most desirable. If changes are made then I think it would be more usable. The city needs to provide some education to the use of the bike box.
ReplyDeleteIve never had a problem at this location. I'm not quite sure why you wasted your time with the filming. You should have been riding. It looked beautiful.
ReplyDeleteAs a blogger it disappoints me that people won't put a name on their comments. But I digress... It was a beautiful day when the video was taken. I WAS riding my bicycle, somwhere. Alas, I did not shoot the video.
ReplyDeleteA friend of mine, Tricia Kovacs, who is a certified LAB cycling instructor, shot the video to bring attention to the possible situations that make it dangerous. I value her commitment to Columbus' cycling community and her opinion on matters as such.
I am happy to hear that you do not experience any problems at the intersection. I still stand firm that the city needs to provide education for this type of bicycle lane/signal system so that people know what to expect.