Comments on: Cyclist struck by truck on Highway 17 http://www.richmondhillcycling.com/2010/04/27/general/cyclist-struck-by-truck-on-highway-17/ An informational site about cycling in the Richmond Hill, Georgia area. Thu, 29 Apr 2010 01:01:08 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Drew Wade http://www.richmondhillcycling.com/2010/04/27/general/cyclist-struck-by-truck-on-highway-17/comment-page-1/#comment-127 Drew Wade Wed, 28 Apr 2010 15:01:36 +0000 http://www.richmondhillcycling.com/?p=121#comment-127 Eyewitness account notes contribution of rumble strips to the crash, though erroneously blames the cyclist rather than the rumble strips. See comments at the SMN story: http://bit.ly/db4zvQ Eyewitness account notes contribution of rumble strips to the crash, though erroneously blames the cyclist rather than the rumble strips. See comments at the SMN story: http://bit.ly/db4zvQ

]]> By: Drew Wade http://www.richmondhillcycling.com/2010/04/27/general/cyclist-struck-by-truck-on-highway-17/comment-page-1/#comment-125 Drew Wade Tue, 27 Apr 2010 12:55:56 +0000 http://www.richmondhillcycling.com/?p=121#comment-125 Do you know when those rumble strips were installed? There are big problems with GDOT's policies on rumble strips. Namely, the stated policy conforms with USDOT's specifications, namely that a road "used by cyclists" should have 4 feet to the right of the rumble strips. This stretch is on a state designated bike route, looks recently paved and has rumble strips with only 2 feet to the right: huge problem. GDOT traffic engineers apparently don't think cyclists should be on that road - they want us to stay in our neighborhoods and never go anywhere. The good news, if it ever trickles down to the state level, is that USDOT is supporting a national trails network as championed by the Adventure Cycling Association: http://ht.ly/1DB9O Do you know when those rumble strips were installed? There are big problems with GDOT’s policies on rumble strips. Namely, the stated policy conforms with USDOT’s specifications, namely that a road “used by cyclists” should have 4 feet to the right of the rumble strips.

This stretch is on a state designated bike route, looks recently paved and has rumble strips with only 2 feet to the right: huge problem. GDOT traffic engineers apparently don’t think cyclists should be on that road – they want us to stay in our neighborhoods and never go anywhere.

The good news, if it ever trickles down to the state level, is that USDOT is supporting a national trails network as championed by the Adventure Cycling Association: http://ht.ly/1DB9O

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