Road Closed Ahead- what to do?
05-12-19, 02:53 PM
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyhJ69mD7xI
I was out riding yesterday and found this.
Ok, early Sunday morning, not a soul in sight.
You can barely see in the background a short bike path cut-through that I was heading towards.
I was out riding yesterday and found this.
Ok, early Sunday morning, not a soul in sight.
You can barely see in the background a short bike path cut-through that I was heading towards.
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05-12-19, 07:21 PM
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And THIS will probably happen
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05-13-19, 09:51 AM
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I really can't think of a time where there wasn't someone around to ask or if it wasn't obvious whether I could get through,
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To me what is worse is Construction Ahead, Closed to Cyclists. It means there will be no reasonable detour because 99.5% of the traffic is good to proceed. But there's no plan in place for cyclists. In the particular case I am thinking of now the only viable alternate route added fifteen miles.
The other awful scenario us when a construction zone on a busy road narrows to a single lane with no room for cars to pass cyclists at safe distances. So you have the choice of taking the lane holding everyone up for a half mile or getting buzzed by everyone who doesn't know that ten inches isn't a safe distance. Either option puts the cyclist at great risk, particularly when there are no nearby alternate routes.
The other awful scenario us when a construction zone on a busy road narrows to a single lane with no room for cars to pass cyclists at safe distances. So you have the choice of taking the lane holding everyone up for a half mile or getting buzzed by everyone who doesn't know that ten inches isn't a safe distance. Either option puts the cyclist at great risk, particularly when there are no nearby alternate routes.
Frequently if the city is working on a sidewalk, they'll also close the bike lane.
As far as riding in a 1-lane construction zone, often with flaggers. It all depends.
There will be plenty of "SLOW" signs around, but I try to go as FAST as possible. I can usually keep up 20 MPH or so for 1/2 mile on the level.
In many construction zones, cars shouldn't be going faster than about 30 MPH, so for that 1/2 mile, I'm really not holding them up for long. If it is a longer stretch, then it really depends.
Sometimes the flaggers will give me a slight head-start on the ride.
In some cases, if there is 2-way traffic, then I can duck behind the cones.
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