02-18-2017, 10:03 AM
Random thought. I dread two places on the Iron Horse Trail, which I always ride from either Borden or Ottawa, up to its end at Caroline: The intersection at Courtland/Stirling, and Victoria/West/Strange.
At Courtland/Stirling, it's not so bad - just hop off and walk by bike across whatever crossing flips first.
But at Victoria/West/Strange, I try to do the right thing by merging into traffic, getting in the left turn lane, and turning across traffic then branching off into the trail entrance. I'm comfortable doing this now, but it's still not ideal. Often, I'll later pass people I know I already passed, who simply biked or jogged through the (former) Lai Lai lot at the behest of the signage telling them not to do so.
Just wish these two places could be a bit better. But I don't know how.
At Courtland/Stirling, it's not so bad - just hop off and walk by bike across whatever crossing flips first.
But at Victoria/West/Strange, I try to do the right thing by merging into traffic, getting in the left turn lane, and turning across traffic then branching off into the trail entrance. I'm comfortable doing this now, but it's still not ideal. Often, I'll later pass people I know I already passed, who simply biked or jogged through the (former) Lai Lai lot at the behest of the signage telling them not to do so.
Just wish these two places could be a bit better. But I don't know how.