Steve and Alli

It's really to get cyclist's seen and out in front of stopped cars, to help
prevent the "right hook" crash which is one of the most prevalent urban
car-bike conflicts. It's typically only used with stoplight-controlled
intersections. Check out this video if you're unfamiliar with their use:
http://www.streetfilms.org/archives/how-to-use-a-bike-box/

Steve Jorgensen

----- Original Message -----
From: "Doug Sears"
To: "OBRA list list"
Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2008 9:19 AM
Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] Portland's new bike box/green bike lane

> Thanks for the pictures. After viewing them, I don't understand the use of
> the bike box. If you're over on the right in the bike lane, why (and how)
> would you move 6 feet or so to the left to be in the box while stopped,
> when you just have to move back to the right into the lane as soon as the
> light changes?
>
> --Doug Sears
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jonathan Maus"
> To: "OBRA list list"
> Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2008 7:17 PM
> Subject: [OBRA Chat] Portland's new bike box/green bike lane
>
>
> Today, the city of Portland made good on a promise to try and make our
> roads safer after the two tragedies last October.
>
> here are some of the first photos of the new bike box and colored
> lane. This one is at SE Hawthorne and 7th and is the first of 14
> similar intersection treatments.
>
> http://tinyurl.com/2pfeup
>
> (note: the actual bike box has not been filled in with green paint
> yet...that is expected to be finished on monday).
>
> cheers,
> --Jonathan
> _____________________
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