05-16-2018, 10:03 PM
(05-16-2018, 08:25 PM)danbrotherston Wrote:(05-16-2018, 08:07 PM)Canard Wrote: I won’t say on a public forum what I wanted to do at that point. But it’s a sunny day and I’d just had a lovely ride so that was that.
That is a pretty unpleasant experience, especially as you may have cars going on the other side of you, thus no easy escape.
Not to defend drivers, but that corner is generally one where drivers get very confused. Perhaps she did believe she had the right of way, not that it makes the experience better. The one directional stop sign seems to be difficult for people to grasp, they don't really understand WHO they're stopping for--in Europe they often have priority signs which show who yields to whom. Or perhaps she was just tired of waiting and felt that she had the right of might over a bicycle. But either way, the city really could make improvements there.
This is part of why I think serious consideration should be given to closing the Lancaster crossing of the railway track. All those people who use that part of Lancaster could be funnelled down Margaret or the new access roads at the new interchange instead.
The corner of Krug and Lancaster could use some modification as well. Given the location, I think that simply closing one of the branches should be considered. Imagine if the Lancaster branch was not accessible from there — no more confusion.