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Is there a particular group or groups working on writing revised bicycle rules, regulations and guidelines to submit to the next Texas Legislature? I am sure Kirk Watson would be very receptive to sponsoring it. Even better, I would think Lloyd Dogget would want to submit national legislation in light of his recent bike accident.
I'd like to get involved in it.
Don't know about special paint, but I wouldn't be surprised. Portland is very progressive in many things. Austin is as well, but has some catching up to do in regard to bicycles.
One step at a time, I guess.
Just today, Trinity at 9th St, there was a motorist making her way up the hill fully in the bike lane while talking on her cell phone. I stopped in the lane and signaled she should move over...took her awhile, but she moved, passed me while I yelled "bike lane" through her open window. She immediately went back into the bike lane. Now I wonder if we need some of those orange/white striped spring poles (like in the left turn lane on S. Congress) to force cars to stay in their lane, but allow bikes to pass easily. I know all this costs money, but...
Do motorists think that they can drive in bike lanes because bikes can drive in car lanes?
There seems to be much confusion on the part of both motorists and cyclist as to bike lane markings. One improvement would be to do what I understand is done in Portland, paint the bike lanes blue, not white. They also have bike zones marked at traffic signals. In Portland, a motorist will get a pretty good ticket if he stops at a light inside the bike zone.
One route that I ride regularly bugs me: south bound San Jacinto and north bound Trinity from 5th/6th up to 10th or so. The bike lanes change their alignment and cars drive in them ALL THE TIME. I am sure most who ride San Jacinto are familiar with the way the cars drive illegally straight ahead into the bike lane instead of turning onto 6th. At the intersection of 7th and Trinity, cars go across the bike lane to turn onto 7th off of Trinity. I have seen a policeman instruct people to turn from the lane and not cross the solid white bike-line. Who knows if any tickets are ever given out. I believe if the lanes were painted blue (or some other color) motorists would "read" them better.
Of course, one problem is the police themselves. I see the bicycle police regularly ride on sidewalks, through red-lights and wrong way on one-way streets. Great example for all of us.
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