When we talk about bicycle safety in terms of interactions with cars, I find it odd that a traffic engineer would neglect to mention that the #1 crash scenario in Madison and the State of Wisconsin is a turning motorist failing to yield to a bicyclist riding through the intersection. The Traffic Engineer quoted in the article instead suggests separating modes – but that doesn’t fix the intersection problem, in fact separation can make safety problems worse. This is why we need to keep turning the screws on the traffic engineers – they are still stuck looking at problems in terms of automobiles. Heck, Noyce can’t even correctly use the word “Vehicle” (which is defined in state law to include bicycles).
http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/statutes/statutes/340.pdf “Vehicle” means every device in, upon, or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a highway, except railroad trains. A snowmobile, an all−terrain vehicle, and an electric personal assistive mobility device shall not be considered a vehicle except for purposes made specifically applicable by statute.” http://host.madison.com/ct/news/local/education/university/is-it-time-to-start-enforcing-bike-traffic-laws-on/article_17e8ebd5-13e7-5173-86f4-c13dbcf97467.html
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