OK, I have a couple of ideas to make road biking safer.
First would be to give cyclists complete rights to four feet of the lane and any car passing has to be three feet from that lane. So when passing a cyclist any vehicle cannot be any closer than seven feet from the edge of the road (not including shoulder). To take it a step further every lane could have the 4' bike lane marked off and a dashed line 3' from that. With many lanes at 14' wide this puts the dashed line down the middle. This dashed line would also serve as mini lanes for motorcycles. Even if there is already a bike lane, the 3' buffer would still be marked. And of course a huge ad campaign to educate drivers.
My other idea is to have an advanced warning system for cars. Cyclists could carry a transmitter that the cars would pick up warning of their presence (and maybe remind them of the 3' rule). This system could also be used for joggers/walkers, emergency vehicles, blind traffic lights/stop signs, school busses, train crossings, road construction, accidents, hazardous road conditions, etc.
First would be to give cyclists complete rights to four feet of the lane and any car passing has to be three feet from that lane. So when passing a cyclist any vehicle cannot be any closer than seven feet from the edge of the road (not including shoulder). To take it a step further every lane could have the 4' bike lane marked off and a dashed line 3' from that. With many lanes at 14' wide this puts the dashed line down the middle. This dashed line would also serve as mini lanes for motorcycles. Even if there is already a bike lane, the 3' buffer would still be marked. And of course a huge ad campaign to educate drivers.
My other idea is to have an advanced warning system for cars. Cyclists could carry a transmitter that the cars would pick up warning of their presence (and maybe remind them of the 3' rule). This system could also be used for joggers/walkers, emergency vehicles, blind traffic lights/stop signs, school busses, train crossings, road construction, accidents, hazardous road conditions, etc.
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