[BikeLongmont] Bicycle Longmont I25 EIS comments

[Richard Masoner]

That was a good summary, Nenad. I'm personally much stronger in my
opposition to rumble strips, having been nearly killed by them on
SH119 this last summer when I encountered the invisible buggers and
had my front wheel unexpectedly divert me right in front of 65 mph
traffic.

The Colorado experience is that CDOT doesn't follow the minimum
requirements when installing rumble strips, and Bicycle Colorado has
called for a moratorium:

 http://bicyclecolo.org/site/page.cfm?PageID=49

If rumble strips are deemed necessary in some locations, I would
strongly emphasize a requirement for gaps (vs continuous strips) so
bicyclists can move out of the shoulder to avoid hazards when
necessary. Make the rumble strips visible, too. Narrow is much better
than wide.

OTHER THOUGHTS

Be sure any construction detours keep cyclists in mind. Hwy 42
construction around Lafayette/Loisville, for example, closed off a
chunk of the Coal Creek Path. There's no signage giving any indication
of how to get to the next portion of the path -- I wandered around
lost for five miles before I found it again.

For lane-closures, I've typically found flaggers to be very helpful to cyclists.

RFM
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On Thu, 11 Nov 2004 21:33:08 -0700, Nenad <nenad at bicyclelongmont.org> wrote:

> 3. Shoulder rumble strips. If there are rumble strips on shoulders,
> there should be sufficient width outside of the strips for safe riding.
> Even if the rumble strips have shallow grooves, they are not ridable for
> any distance. If the rumble strips are used to separate the traffic from
> bikes, they would enhance safety.