Comment 26376

By Frank (registered) | Posted August 14, 2008 at 13:44:44

Ryan, when a cyclist is reckless or inattentive he can quite possibly cause serious injury to himself any others especially if his carelessness causes another vehicle to react in order to avoid hitting the person. Sure, if a cycle hits a tree, the tree won't get hurt as bad but it's the interaction of the two modes of transport that cause this whole problem.

Multiuse paths might cause disputes BUT they separate the low speed traffic from the high speed traffic thus reducing the possibility of serious injury.

Take a look at the bridge on Barton over the RHC. It's designed with a barrier between the sidewalk and the roadway proper. It's not that difficult to utilize this through the city perhaps subsituting the concrete barrier for something more attractive like a 500 high curb and a wrought iron fence. That protects the cyclists and allows them to use the paved surface and keeps pedestrians on the sidewalk.

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