tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568852931152106119.post1985685268666018008..comments2024-03-17T18:53:05.139-07:00Comments on CycaLogical: Bow Roundabout - Againcrossriderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00896858165635612158noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568852931152106119.post-24892166739882552422012-01-18T07:56:24.358-08:002012-01-18T07:56:24.358-08:00It makes one wonder if transportation engineers ev...It makes one wonder if transportation engineers ever get out of the office to examine what happens in the real world. I'm pretty sure that this facility will not make things any better.<br /><br />If this facility gets implemented, be prepared for no decrease in fatalities on the Bow roundabout in the future, that is unless all cyclists respond by simply taking the general traffic lane (in which case, studies imply there may be a 5 to 15% reduction in fatalities). However, most cyclists won't take the lane, because they'll have motorists sounding their horns and screaming at them to get in the bike lane, so they'll be too timid to cycle safely. And let's face it, most fatalities in London are probably caused by cyclists having been intimidated into cycling out of the way of drivers (and therefore out of the driver's conscious consideration).<br /><br />So, as usual, London spends more money for no improvement, because traffic engineers and politicians cannot or will not escape from the car-centric viewpoint.Ian Brett Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11144195897514392433noreply@blogger.com