With bicycle crossing design so cyclist speed gets constrained by a
sharp angle before entry, then the cyclist gets the same safety benefit walkers
do at single laners, up to a 90% reduction in the injury rate versus
signals/signs. Not allowing cyclist to move onto shared space with walkers (or
even a separate pathway) and the crossings--giving the bicyclist no choice but
to take the vehicle travelway--leads to higher crash rates and those with less
skilled, the old, the young most at risk.
On busier streets today protected
bike lanes--cycle track--are being paired with "pathed" roundabouts
to usher in a new era of bicycling which caters with safety regardless of age,
ability, gender or skill. Yes, we can all become Amsterdam and Copenhagen.
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