3 Responses to “Cycling Safety Committee to Discuss CdM Sharrows at Monday Meeting”
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June 4th, 2012
Oh God, when is this special interest group going to give it a rest already? Once again I will say it, sharrows on the relatively high speed Pacific Coast Highway is not only stupid, it puts both bicyclists and motorists in danger. Bikes may have the right to share the road. But the general traffic flow is 35 mph, and few bikes can maintain that speed for long. Which makes them an impediment to traffic and a danger to other occupants of the road, just the same as a car driving 15 mph. Sharrows will embolden the militants among the bike rider ranks, and mark my words someone is going to get hit on PCH as a result. Personally I drive on PCH so seldom that I really don't care, and this private interest group is going to get their way no matter what I or anyone else says, but I think someone needs to stand up and speak the truth. A bike hitting a two ton automobile is going to lose every time. Is this committee prepared to have the blood on their hands by putting bicyclists in harms way? Sharrows are not a bike lane or a separate bike path. They are inherently dangerous.
June 4th, 2012
Perhaps the cycling safety committee will consider posting some signs reminding CYCLISTS of some of the rules of the road that will help keep them safe. Bike racks at coffee shops where cyclists congregate might be one good place for signs. Drivers tend to be too aggressive. But cyclists need to remember that sharing the road works both ways. Let's all be courteous. The new bike lane and car traffic merge where Avocado meets PCH traveling toward Novia (Corporate Plaza) is frightening. Cyclists should not presume that drivers see them. I think the bike lane gives them a false sense of security.
June 4th, 2012
Sharrows on a state highway are contradictory to "bicycle safety."
