People who are considerate drivers will be considerate drivers with the new striping. And people who are inconsiderate drivers will probably be inconsiderate drivers even with the new striping. Might there be a few people who will be influenced by the striping to take pedestrians and bikes into account? Perhaps. Not sure how to tell. Leslie Turek
On Sun, Apr 10, 2022 at 3:41 PM Arthur Gleiner <jaglei...@gmail.com> wrote: > I think it is working well. I walk, drive and bike on Farrah and Oxbow > Roads, and I feel more comfortable with all 3 activités with the new > painted reminders. I will add that whenever I am in my car and I see a > biker or pedestrian, I think it is my duty to ensure that they do not feel > threatened by my vehicle, regardless of right of way rules. I slow down, or > if needed come to a complete stop to facilitate this. The extra 15 seconds > it takes me to get to my destination feels more than compensated by the > peace of mind I create for someone else. The new lanes assist in raising > consciousness. > > To my way of thinking, too many people are creating needless stress, > burning excessive fuel, and polluting the air needlessly by careless > driving. We would all be well served by slowing down and being kind. > Everyone wins. > > Art Gleiner. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Apr 8, 2022, at 7:30 PM, David Clapp <d.cl...@comcast.net> wrote: > > > > It is ok —certainly not great...but what about making it one way on > Oxbow road and the other way on Farrar road. diane clapp > > > >> On Apr 8, 2022, at 5:07 PM, Stephanie Smoot <stephanieesm...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> > >> The new “unilane” seems to be working well. There is one shared car > lane and two shoulders for non vehicle pads and bikes. I haven’t noticed > any conflicts and It’s a nice compromise to chopping down all the trees to > put in sidewalks. What do other people think? > >> > >> -- > >> Regards, > >> Stephanie Smoot > >> > >> 857 368-9175 work > >> 781 941-6842 personal cell > >> 617 595-5217 work cell > >> 126 Chestnut Circle > >> Lincoln, MA 01773 > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> The LincolnTalk mailing list. > >> To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. > >> Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. > >> Browse the archives at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. > >> Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > >> > > > > -- > > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > > To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. > > Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. > > Browse the archives at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. > > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > > > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. > Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ > . > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > >
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