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News & ArtsFriday, August 28, 2009
City Unreal
Posted by Charles Mudede on Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 10:16 AM
New on East Union Street:
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So drivers can see it, Charles, and so cyclists know where they are safe to go, and for traffic control and for common sense.
Seems it failed a little bit on that last part.
Seems it failed a little bit on that last part.
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So that when the red of blood splatters on it from an insane driver crushing a cyclist, it can be clearly seen because red is the opposite of green. When the blood dries, it darkens and becomes part of the fabric and hence our memory, our distant memory.
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Why are the traffic lights three different colors? They are not a rainbow. Very confusing traffic lights, making Charles think there is a pot of gold buried underneath each one.
Charles is tired of digging up intersections looking for gold, so you'd best be mindful, traffic lights.
Charles is tired of digging up intersections looking for gold, so you'd best be mindful, traffic lights.
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They've done that here in Chicago - any bike lane where there is a high chance of collision was painted green. There were a lot of studies. I'd cite them, but I'm sure you know how to Google, too.
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You've just now noticed this?
The city has been painting areas green where bike lanes cross traffic lanes all over the city, for at least a year now.
There's also a slight texture to the paint, enough so that car drivers can hear the difference when their tires pass over one of these sections. It turns out that textured roadways that make different sounds than the surrounding pavement are very effective in making drivers notice things.
The city has been painting areas green where bike lanes cross traffic lanes all over the city, for at least a year now.
There's also a slight texture to the paint, enough so that car drivers can hear the difference when their tires pass over one of these sections. It turns out that textured roadways that make different sounds than the surrounding pavement are very effective in making drivers notice things.
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portland is doing this as well, mainly at places where right hand turn lanes intersect with bike lanes going straight (at lights, too).
the city does an unbelievably bad job at outreach on stuff like this.
the city does an unbelievably bad job at outreach on stuff like this.
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A bike lane needs to stand out against the dark asphalt. White, red and yellow are already taken. The other logical choices would be blue and purple. You could make another stupid argument that blue would be like biking on water. Or that purple implies that all bikers are fags.
Another great post by Mudede.
Another great post by Mudede.
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ps. if life was a reality television show I would be inclined to vote you off liberal island. I'd have some mercy as a result of your effort but ultimately logic would prevail.
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Too bad there wasn't someone at the Stranger who posted about this on the slog a year ago this month.
Oh, wait...
http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/gree…
Oh, wait...
http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/gree…
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It looks like a median -- so confused drivers will stay off. Bikers (being not so dim) will get it.
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I like the blue lanes you see in Denmark. I also like the people riding bikes you see in Denmark.
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I'm just laughing at how literal some of the commenters are. I'm always amazed how so many Sloggers just don't get cynicism. The angry ones are the funniest..."ME NO GET IT!!! ME ANGRY!!! CHARLES BAD!!"
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@ 25 looks more like an obvious pathway for idiot cyclists. Must be so that they can learn to fall into place next to traffic without taking lessons from the school of hard knocks.
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I love how the commenters all bounce off yet another Charles question like a bunch of dense nutbars. The question is mostly rhetorical and not exactly meant to be taken literally, because we all know why the fucking bike lane is green as it crosses intersections. Charles is giving you people food for thought, and you keep throwing your thinkers peas across the table and asking for intellectual otter pops.
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