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Old 01-26-22, 05:29 AM
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Originally Posted by UniChris
….No argument that "sharrows suck" but they get painted when it's officially realized that taking the lane is the only sane choice.
If only that were true.

Houston rebuilt a major arterial with 15’ outside lanes, 35 mph, and then painted sharrrows centered more than 5’ from the edge. If you ride over center you aren’t FRAP per Texas law. It isn’t pretty.

A lot of infrastructure gets a bad reputation because it is used the wrong situation. We need a big toolkit and we need to then use the best tool for the job. Since our officials and designers are inexperienced, we need to work with them.

It’s going to take time and effort.
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