FYI, I sent this email to David Dryer last night. Also cc'd Arthur (for the bike aspect) and Chuck Kamp (Transit Manager, because of the federal funding of this lane as a transit "fixed guideway.")
Robbie ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Webber, Robbie <[email protected]> Date: Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 1:10 AM Subject: restricted lane signs on the Square To: "Dryer, David" <[email protected]> Cc: "Ross, Arthur" <[email protected]>, "Kamp, Charles" < [email protected]> David - I know we have discussed this many times, but the Bikies list has recently been buzzing about the fact that there are now no lane restriction signs on the Square. This has led to even MORE drivers in the right lane than have been there in the past. (By the way, I have done a few surveys, and well over 50% of the drivers in the right lane do NOT turn right at the next corner, thereby violating the lane restriction.) As I have mentioned many times before, I think the natural sight line when driving around the Square is in line with the next traffic signal, not upwards to an overhead sign. Having the lane restriction signs overhead virtually guarantees that people won't see the signs, and therefore there will be many people driving illegally in that lane. This means that bicyclists, who should be on the left side of the restricted lane, so that drivers can pass to the right and turn, will be tailgated by confused drivers. It also means that our "fixed guideway" under FHWA funding is full of other-than-transit vehicles. I hope the missing overhead signs means that you have decided to replace them with signs within the natural sightline of drivers - that is signs on the poles with or near the traffic signals. Thank you for any information you can give me. I'd like to be able to pass on a timeline for sign replacement to people that ask. Robbie
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