California fires now added as argument against bike lanes etc.
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Local lines, at lower voltages pose few problems, and I note that this IS being done in many residential areas.
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It doesn't matter what type of situation happens.
When people panic, all bets are off.
I find its best to to analyze all of the potential hazards, (especially fire) in any crowded place.
If you live a in a fire prone area, it would be wise to reconsider if your escape options are severely limited.
When people panic, all bets are off.
I find its best to to analyze all of the potential hazards, (especially fire) in any crowded place.
If you live a in a fire prone area, it would be wise to reconsider if your escape options are severely limited.
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No idea what the cost was, it was timed perfectly for the arrival of Xi Jinping.
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You'r a little pessimistic with your figures. Cal fire figures show about 900,000 acres burned this year out of a total state area of 100 million. That's less than 1%. Still a significant number though. I wonder how that compares with the number of acres paved in the state. Couldn't find that. I'll leave it as an exercise.
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In some places, it can increase safety by reducing speeds.
Its becoming obvious that the age of the traditional petrol powered automotive industry is at or near its peak.
Downsizing is not going to be an alternative lifestyle choice anymore it seems
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Sometimes this is simply a striped bike lane between moving cars and parked cars, but other communities prefer the bike lane against the curb, parked cars to the cyclist left, then moving cars beyond the parked cars. This make sense in several ways - it provides a barrier of parked cars between moving cars and cyclists and reduces the likelihood of a pedestrian popping out from between parked cars into the bike lane. Winning the door prize is still an issue but often road diets allow for a buffer zone between the parked cars and cyclists against the curb. Dooring incidents should decrease anyway because EVERY car has a driver, but not every car has passengers. Fewer people throwing doors open on the curb side means less doorings. Obviously, the cyclist should still assume the door will open at the worst time.
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...but other communities prefer the bike lane against the curb, parked cars to the cyclist left, then moving cars beyond the parked cars.
This make sense in several ways - it provides a barrier of parked cars between moving cars and cyclists and reduces the likelihood of a pedestrian popping out from between parked cars into the bike lane.
Winning the door prize is still an issue but often road diets allow for a buffer zone between the parked cars and cyclists against the curb. Dooring incidents should decrease anyway because EVERY car has a driver, but not every car has passengers. Fewer people throwing doors open on the curb side means less doorings.
Obviously, the cyclist should still assume the door will open at the worst time.
This make sense in several ways - it provides a barrier of parked cars between moving cars and cyclists and reduces the likelihood of a pedestrian popping out from between parked cars into the bike lane.
Winning the door prize is still an issue but often road diets allow for a buffer zone between the parked cars and cyclists against the curb. Dooring incidents should decrease anyway because EVERY car has a driver, but not every car has passengers. Fewer people throwing doors open on the curb side means less doorings.
Obviously, the cyclist should still assume the door will open at the worst time.
These bike lanes to the right of parked cars seem to be a relatively new innovation in Boston, but I articulated my aphorism when filtering or bypassing cars stopped at an intersection.