09-03-2018, 08:12 PM
(09-03-2018, 06:14 PM)danbrotherston Wrote:(09-03-2018, 03:35 PM)tomh009 Wrote: A bicycle with a trailer can be close to 3m long. Including some safety margin, that would require an island that's probable 3.5-4m wide. NACTO recommends 8-10' (2.4-3m wide), still quite narrow for a trailer-equipped bike.
The crossing at Weber St is too narrow for a bicycle to sit comfortably, and given how frequently the sign is driven over drivers seem to not see it either. Even as a pedestrian there isn't enough room to comfortably stand on the platform with another ped in front.
I think the Weber platform is supposed to be 2.4 meters but I'd have to get a measuring tape to believe it. If it is, the 2.4 minimum is too small.
A "normal" bicycle (not a trailer, tandem or a recumbent) is about 1.7m long so 2.4m should easily accommodate that. Or a small crowd of pedestrians standing there.