The sub header of the article describes it best.
“This can only end well,” said anyone who has ever ridden a bike through traffic, ever
The sub header of the article describes it best.
“This can only end well,” said anyone who has ever ridden a bike through traffic, ever
Glad someone made this comment before me. Here’s the MLive article the clickbait is based on. You can learn more about edge lane roads here.
Generally these are good for slower speed routes that don’t seea lot of traffic. Residential streets are a perfect example. It’s basically how drivers instinctively navigate down slow narrow streets. Not too familiar with that area of Kalamazoo to know if it’s a good fit for that road but I’m generally in favor of this road layout and think we need more of them in the US so it’s not seen as some scary confusing thing by motorists.
How do these roads fare with giant pickup trucks instead of small cars?
Considering Edge lane roads have reduced crashes by 44% in the US I’d say they fare pretty well with American vehicle ownership. When drivers are sharing the lane with oncoming traffic, it tends to slow their cars down a bit regardless of size. I’d even wager that larger trucks feel the calming effects of this tight road design more than a small car.
Plenty of neighborhoods in the us with parked cars on both sides of a bidirectional travel lane wide enough for one car. Cars go slow and negotiate for space. It’s a very similar concept here.