“People have been injured and even killed by riding in what is ostensibly a ‘safe’ space. Suddenly a door opens in front of them and they either have to swerve into motor traffic or hit the door itself.”
Photo: Joshua Hart
San Fransisco Streetsblog, by Joshua Hart states that “getting ‘doored’ is the single most common cause of injury by motor vehicle users to people riding bikes in San Francisco.”
This concerns me as the picture could just as easily be in Baltimore as San Fransisco. Elsewhere on the net center lane placement of Sharrows are being discussed. Why? Glad you asked (slides by Dan Gutierrez.)
Solutions may look like this:
Or
Where is this sharrow in Philadelphia?
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The looks a NJ Shore town, not Philadelphia
Ah, Salt Lake City recently installed a green lane down a regular main lane to indicate a shared lane. Did I say lane enough?
My photos: One, Two, Three.
I really have no other information then what’s on the slide.
The sharrow pictured is in Ocean City NJ on Haven Avenue. It is our Bike Blvd. Come and enjoy!