tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5079297043552042968.post2188523100139790312..comments2024-03-28T14:02:40.132-04:00Comments on Discovering Urbanism: Reserve street claims another cyclistDaniel Nairnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14127732825472374125noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5079297043552042968.post-52852634600086670502008-06-20T18:21:00.000-04:002008-06-20T18:21:00.000-04:00Or perhaps instead of given the benefit of the dou...Or perhaps instead of given the benefit of the doubt in road situations, they should be elevated or moved away from the road itself, as is commonplace in cities that have real populations of bikers (copenhagen, amsterdam, etc). <BR/><BR/>Missoula could make this commitment if they really wanted to. There is enough of a population to do so. They could also force bikers to cross the street on the right, and then wait for the light to maneuver left, already in the proper flow of traffic. <BR/><BR/>But missoula won't do this. Orange got re-striped. We have a gutter lane. Or we have a gutter. <BR/><BR/>Having a painted stripe in the gutter a road is crowned to naturally move debris towards , can't exactly be called a lane, can it?<BR/><BR/>This city is probably the least progressive city I have every experienced for cycling. Its a huge problem. <BR/><BR/>At least fargo had a bike route that took you off the main streets. <BR/><BR/>Total chaos has always been more maneuverable as a cyclist to me then partial chaos.Dakotaboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14158307600870561706noreply@blogger.com