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Green paint alternative?
Critics of weird bicycle facilities have mocked designers' use of Green
Paint as an attempted cure. You know: A hidden bike lane that pops bicyclists out in front of surprised motorists? A bike lane that jumps from the right side of the road to the left side? A bike lane that encourages riders to turn left from the right curb? Simply apply "Ye Magicke Grene Paint!" and any crazy facility will be fine! Ah, but what about at night? It's hard to distinguish the magic color then, even if you're not color blind. Here comes a solution! https://www.boredpanda.com/van-gogh-...n-roosegaarde/ or even better, https://www.boredpanda.com/glowing-b...cznych-poland/ (OK, these actually look kind of cool.) -- - Frank Krygowski |
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Green paint alternative?
On Sun, 26 Jan 2020 15:23:53 -0500, Frank Krygowski
wrote: (...) https://www.boredpanda.com/van-gogh-...n-roosegaarde/ https://www.boredpanda.com/glowing-b...cznych-poland/ (OK, these actually look kind of cool.) More of the same: https://www.google.com/search?q=glow+in+dark+bicycle+lane&tbm=isch I'm told that the glow doesn't last long enough to be usable in the morning. I wonder if there's a problem with bicycle riders (and pedestrians) looking down at the hypnotic glowing light show at their feet, and riding (or walking) into obstacles? https://www.businessinsider.com/poland-glowing-bike-lane-2016-10 The 330-foot-long lane is divided into two 6-foot-wide sections - one for cyclists and the other for pedestrians. It cost the town $31,000 to install. $94 per linear foot. Ouch. Maybe we go back to using cheaper green paint? https://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/saferjourney1/library/countermeasures/10.htm The cost of installing a bike lane is approximately $5,000 to $50,000 per mile... What would be $0.80/ft to $8.00/ft but I'm not sure that is for the green paint style bike lane. -- Jeff Liebermann 150 Felker St #D http://www.LearnByDestroying.com Santa Cruz CA 95060 http://802.11junk.com Skype: JeffLiebermann AE6KS 831-336-2558 |
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Green paint alternative?
On Sun, 26 Jan 2020 15:23:53 -0500, Frank Krygowski wrote:
Critics of weird bicycle facilities have mocked designers' use of Green Paint as an attempted cure. OT, but our local authorites have recently changed its mottto from "The Green City" to some other nebuous creed. I'ew repeatedl corrected that mottoe to the "The Green Paint City" to point out this desperate attempt at green wash. You know: A hidden bike lane that pops bicyclists out in front of surprised motorists? A bike lane that jumps from the right side of the road to the left side? A bike lane that encourages riders to turn left from the right curb? Simply apply "Ye Magicke Grene Paint!" and any crazy facility will be fine! Ours is white, but it the same premises. we have massive bike lanes, but they are really car parking lanes. Ah, but what about at night? It's hard to distinguish the magic color then, even if you're not color blind. Here comes a solution! https://www.boredpanda.com/van-gogh-...ike-path-daan- roosegaarde/ or even better, https://www.boredpanda.com/glowing-b...nstytut-badan- technicznych-poland/ (OK, these actually look kind of cool.) Yes, the blue one would be easier to apply with the basic bicycle "paint' trailer. In decades past, someone built a bicycle trailer that sprayed messages in chalk alog the footpath, roadway etc. shoud be adaptable, unless the paint require heat treatment. |
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Green paint alternative?
On Sun, 26 Jan 2020 15:23:53 -0500, Frank Krygowski
wrote: https://www.boredpanda.com/van-gogh-...n-roosegaarde/ or even better, https://www.boredpanda.com/glowing-b...cznych-poland/ (OK, these actually look kind of cool.) Hey, the second one has a sidewalk for pedestrians! That makes it a bike path. -- Joy Beeson joy beeson at comcast dot net http://wlweather.net/PAGEJOY/ (All I've ever seem is recreationways mislabled as bike paths.) |
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