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Uneventful Traffic Flow Through Ocean Shores Roundabout The Wrong-Way Motorist Wasn't Using it Today! If You Ride a Bike, The Bike Lane Striping Appears to Direct You into the Crosswalk |
I’ve ridden through this roundabout many times now and, up until a week or two ago, it’s been the height of simplicity to simply follow the signs that apply to the rest of traffic. Basically, if you plan to turn right or go straight, you stay in the RH traffic lane. If you plan to make a left or U turn, get in the LH traffic lane and exit into the street appropriate to your destination. As with most well-designed roundabouts, traffic entering the roundabout must yield to those already going around. This works well for motor vehicles OR for bikes, since bikes can go around in a circle at least as well as the typical motor vehicle. It is a simple case of elementary destination positioning. For those not recalling this principle, it states “stay in the rightmost lane that serves your destination.”
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4 comments:
Am I seeing things or are they encouraging, sidewalk to bike lane, and back to sidewalk?
Chandra, you are NOT seeing things. The striping is only made worse since riding on sidewalks is illegal in OS. The only thing we are missing is a policeman handing out tickets to any bike rider that takes the sidewalk "bait."
Maybe the engineers and city council should talk to each other more?
Scott, I suspect part of the problem is a council attempting to play street designer in response to constituents who know politics, but not good cycling practices.
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