BIKE: Fwd: Mopac Westover/Northwood underpass (DANGER)

[Michael Bluejay]

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Edward Tasch <edward>
> Date: August 22, 2004 7:02:32 PM PDT
> To: <forum-bicycleaustin.info-owner>
> Subject: Mopac Westover/Northwood underpass (DANGER)
>
> To whom it may concern,
>
>  Please post this note (below) to the Austin Bikes forum  
> <forum>
>
>  Many Thanks!
>
>
> To: Austin Bikes <forum>
> Subject: Mopac Westover/Northwood underpass (DANGER)
>
>  Despite the efforts made by TxDOT to improve the safety of a very  
> hazardous neighborhood  intersection, the “all way” stop signs placed  
> at the MoPac & Westover Northwood interchange have made an existing  
> hazardous intersection even worse.
>
>  WHEN traffic obeys the law and actually stops, the all way stop signs  
> do slow traffic. And this is good. Maybe inconvenient for motorists,  
> however traffic is traveling a more reasonable speeds.
>
>
>
> One problem is with traffic unintentionally (or worse intentionally)  
> running the stop signs. Traffic is quite “anxious” to get on/off MoPAC  
> and  cars are blasting through this type of intersection with limited  
> visibility on an irregular basis – essentially treating the new stop  
> signs as yield signs!  I have yet to see an APD (or DPS) patrol! My  
> biggest concern is that the the stop signs do nothing to DECREASE THE  
> SPEED of the east ramps dumping traffic directly across designated  
> pedestrian/bicycle lanes at high rates of speed! Extreme danger still  
> exists.
>
>  Now more than ever, proceed through the the MoPac &  
> Westover/Northwood interchange and underpass with CAUTION.
>
>  ===============================================================
>  Edward Tasch  
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> http://www.BrykerWoods.org  
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