By Massachusetts law, the speed limit must be set at the speed at which 80% of the traffic is travelling. Regardless of signage, people drive at the speed that appears to be safe. This is why visually narrowing the road slows down traffic and visual widening speeds it up.
We can not slow down traffic by changing the posted speed limit and attempting to enforce it. That approach is both illegal and ineffective. Lowering road speeds is a difficult and frustrating exercise. If the new striping on Farrar Road does slow down traffic the town will be able to lower the posted speed limit. This requires a traffic study to prove to the state that the speeds on the road are now slower. Margaret On Sun, Apr 10, 2022 at 5:52 PM <cindyr.sher...@gmail.com> wrote: > Oddly the speed limit is 30 mph on Farrar Rd. Perhaps lowering it to 20 > mph with moderate enforcement could improve safety conditions for bikers > and pedestrians. > > On Apr 10, 2022, at 5:33 PM, Leslie Turek <leslie.tu...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > 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. >> >> -- > 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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