10-31-2016, 10:04 AM
(10-31-2016, 09:59 AM)Markster Wrote:(10-30-2016, 12:34 AM)danbrotherston Wrote: @BuildingScout The trails are absolutely improperly lit, as myself just biking home tonight can attest. It's pitch black. We wouldn't accept roads like that.
The section on Frederick was the test site for the new LEDs, the region installed them there a while back to test out how they function on a real road in the region.
I was walking home from a party at 3:30am this past weekend, and thank god that the Spur Line trail has proper illumination. It was the most direct route for me, and I probably wouldn't have used it if it didn't have lights. It was a world of difference from the times I've used the Iron Horse trail after dusk.
Last week I have ridden home in the dark a few times, and yes, the Spur Line Trail is definitely worlds better than any other trail. Sadly, the Iron Horse Trail which won't be lit in this latest rework is the direct route home. But the Iron Horse Trail isn't too bad, because it's straight. I rode the Laurel Trail in the dark, and a winding trail is extremely difficult in the dark. I think I need a helmet mounted light.
I've noticed a few of the lights are out on the Spur Line trail already though.