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[โ€“] n2burns@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (7 children)

Up until 3 years ago, I lived in KW. I agree this is insane and completely avoid biking on these lanes. However, whenever this picture pops up on social media, I always question what would have been a better option?

  • Should they just not have put in bike lanes? They are useful on either side of the overpass.
  • Should the bike lanes be centre running? They could run beside the LRT, but I know centre running bike lanes present a bunch of new problems.
  • Something else?

Here's the location on Google Maps, if anyone wants to poke around.

I would love to see dedicated bike infrastructure to cross the expressway, but I don't see that happening in the short/medium-term. There aren't any other nearby crossing, though the next one south of here is okay~ish.

[โ€“] wieson@feddit.de -1 points 1 year ago

My idea for a quick fix would be

  • make the whole length of the bikeway interchange 30 km/h
  • add those hemisphere buttons onto the road surface that are not as intrusive as speed bumps but notify the driver to pay attention and make it uncomfortable to speed up
  • those buttons need to be alongside the bikeway on the line at least. But preferably protruding into half the neighbouring lane
  • ban SUVs :) (jk, unless...)
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