1a make false starts or get stuck blocking the intersection when
pedestrians make unexpected/untelegraphed movements into the street
here is a line from a Smith System video ``...signal your intentions,
then make your move like you mean it'' this is applicable to ALL users
of the common surface we move around on.
I would say that #1 is most common at 4 way stops on the 22 line. 3a is
often due to sudden pedestrian movements, 2 is fairly rare unless the
pedestrian stops moving. 3a is aggressive, as is 3b and 2; 1a is
frustrating, and can lead to aggressive behavior.
>pre-emptive movement
occurs often enough in some areas that it spawns more pre-emptive
behavior. (16th near Mission), Fillmore (Geary to Jackson)
>... but isn't improving public transit (Muni primarily) also an
integral part of Transit First?
Yes, but the changes that have to be made to support transit operations
improvement are unpalatable to bureaucrats, business and citizens for
reasons that have been recently discussed here.
>Patron circulation on Bredas
...virtually all `off-the-shelf' type light rail vehicles are configured
with 4 (sets of) doors each side.
>The comments about bicyclists ignoring stop signs and traffic lights seem to me to miss the point. The reason we have stop signs and stop lights is: cars and trucks do quite a bit of damage if they run into things (people, other cars). If there were some huge mass of bicyclists on the road, maybe it would be important to regulate their movements with signals. As of now, I see little point to complaints about bicyclists running stop signs or red lights.
The reason we have traffic controls and laws is to enforce the safe and
orderly movement of traffic, a main result of that is to reduce the
damage from vehicle operation/accident. I will be happy to stop
complaining, if I am no longer blamed for running over bicycles that are
violating traffic controls when I am operating correctly. I would also
be happy to lose the stress of trying to figure out how to avoid them if
they do violate the traffic control (which they routinely do). Today's
example: bicyclist on Dolores (running the red) almost gets hit by car
on 16th and in turn almost hits a senior in the crosswalk.
I support bicycle lanes because they tend to segregate the traffic
speed, large motorized vehicles from the low speed, vulnerable
bicycles. I would have more respect for bicyclists if they respected
traffic laws and controls.
>riding bicycles on sidewalks
either you are a vehicle or a pedestrian...you can't be both.
>rail right of way on bay bridge
I agree...the new span MUST be designed to ALLOW installation (at a
later date) of rail service without major major modification of
structure or impact on highway use of the bridge.
Robert Parks
22-Fillmore