nickster

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Sharrows are a sham solution for bike lanes

Posted Thu, Sep 3, 12:23 p.m.

rjl20: we must be looking at different sharrows. I'm looking at Stone Way, Alki Way, NE 45th Street, 31st Street, Jackson, and everywhere else I've seen them. Look it up on street view in Google Maps, please. Where have you seen one sharrows placed in the door zone? Bike lanes, ...

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Sharrows are a sham solution for bike lanes

Posted Thu, Sep 3, 8:58 a.m.

Sharrows are not ideal, but bike lanes squeezed next to parked cars are far worse. While there may be a good feeling of safety that comes from a separated bike lane, once a cyclist gets above 10 or 15 mph, bike lanes become deadly. That's because cars and pedestrians at ...

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