Re: Bourke Street Bicycle Road

On May 14, 9:49=A0pm, "Fractal" <fractalbugNOS...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> "terryc" <newssixspam-s...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> news:pan.2008.05.13.09.13.15.547833@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> Bumped in to one of the consultants who is designing the Bourke St bike
> lane. He said they were aware of the dangers from turning motorists at
> intersections. They are going to do away with the median approaching the
> intersection and "curve in" the bike lane so it is next to the traffic
lan=
e,
> with only a white line separating bikes from cars. This is to promote
bett=
er
> visibility. Still have to trust motorists not to turn across your path.
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d
> how does a cyclist make a turn from wrong side of road and across the
path=

> of other cyclists, particularly if there are a lot of cyclists?
>
> There is an example on Marsh St (the road past the Air****t) in Arncliffe
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> the Tempe/Botany Bay cycle path. A two way shared path crosses Innesdale
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> and motorists turning right off Marsh St =A0at speed are a threat to any
> cyclist heading south unless you keep a sharp lookout over left
shoulder,
> and left turning motorists are also a threat. The next cross street has
> lights so easier to negotiate.
>
> fb

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Interesting.

A wiggly bicycle road, eh?

Looking at my Gregorys (ancient 2nd edition Maxi  - map11) that's 5
cross-streets in the half kilometre between Devon****re St and Fitzroy
St. Not a  raceway, then :)

Will we be compelled to use it rather than the main roadway?
Presumably the shoulder lanes will be removed to make space for the
bicycle road..