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Monday, April 4, 2011

More concerns from amongst the bike riders

Bicyclist H.M. says he finds the bike lanes along HaHagana Street in French Hill to be very dangerous. This is especially the case for the section near the shopping center in which the lane turns into narrow canal bordered by large concrete curbs. He explains that it is very likely for the peddles of the bike to get caught on these curbs which can easily dismount a cyclist. These photos were submitted to illustrate the problem:




He also explains that there is very little room for maneuvering in these canal bike lanes should the cyclist encounter an obstacle such as garbage, a bicyclist coming from the other direction or a parked car's front/rear hanging over the curb into the lane. This is incredibly dangerous considering the speed and momentum of an average bicycle. In such cases the cyclist will either face collision in the lane or possibly fall into the street or on the sidewalk endangering themselves and cars or pedestrians as they try to avoid the obstacle.



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