Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Are Blue Bikelanes Better than Black? by Lloyd Alter, Toronto on 06.30.10



A recent study in the UK, reported in the Guardian, showed that drivers give less room to cyclists when there is a bike lane than when there isn't. Graduate student Ciaran Meyers attached a special camera to his bike and found that motorists gave him an extra 18.1 cm (7.12 inches) when there was no marked cycle lane than they did when there was a lane.

I think they do but think about how much all that paint would cost! I am kidding...paint is cheap!
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