BY MICHELLE LALONDE, THE GAZETTE
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A recent study by researchers at McGill University and Montreal’s Department of Public Health suggests vehicles making right turns at busy intersections pose a more significant danger to cyclists than other traffic manoeuvres. The study also shows that bus stops in proximity to intersections increase cyclist injury occurrence.
"There are a panoply of solutions to this problem, and they all involve reducing the speed of vehicles turning right and improving the chances that motorists, cyclists and pedestrians will see each other in intersections," said Patrick Morency, a co-author of the study, which is to be published in an issue of the peerreviewed journal Transportation Research Records.
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The study recommends cities analyze various measures that can reduce the danger posed by motor vehicles making right turns at high speeds, including:
–Reduction of turning radii (or sharpening the turn) to force the vehicle to slow down, so that drivers, pedestrians and cyclists have more time to see each other;
–Use of an exclusive bicycle and pedestrian signal phase;
–Advanced green lights for cyclists;
–Advanced stop line for cyclists, so the cyclists move ahead of vehicle traffic and are more visible.
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https://www.montrealgazette.com/travel/Skateboarder+death+prompts+safety+demands/4663131/story.htmloldId.20110429115437531
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