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Hit by Car on Saturday -- My Thoughts in Retrospect   Message List  
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Re:Hit by Car on Saturday -- My Thoughts in Retrospect

Thanks Dick for sharing your experience. An angel was protecting you!  This issue of long right turn lanes has been bothering me for over 20 years. In the Vehicle Code it says,
 
"Right turn against a red light. Signal and stop for a red traffic light at the limit line or at the corner. If there is no sign to prohibit the turn, you may turn right. Yield to pedestrians, bicyclists or other vehicles moving on their green light."
 
The driver was therefore in the wrong. As a driver it is especially annoying when I make a left turn on a green arrow and a driver making a right turn doesn't stop and is driving in the lane that I want to be in. It is like "blowing though a stop sign". There needs to be enforcement of this law by ticketing right-lane drivers who don't stop first.
 
The bike lane I feel is correctly marked and located.  I'm not sure what the solution is yet but I am confident that there is answer to this dilemma.
 
Randall Baker


Tue Mar 20, 2007 3:54 pm

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On Saturday, March 17, a little after noon, I was riding east on Pleasant Grove. I had just crossed Foothills (heading toward Washington St.) and was riding...
Dick Frantzreb
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Mar 19, 2007
5:30 pm

You are very lucky and I am glad you were able to walk away... I would agree that riding closer to the curb would be a safer option and one would avoid being...
scottmarer
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Mar 19, 2007
6:17 pm

I ride through that intersection every day during my daily commute. one thing I try to do with cars making the right turn is to make eye contact, whenever ...
pascal joly
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Mar 19, 2007
6:47 pm

Dick, first of all I am sorry to hear what happened. I hope you have a quick and speedy recovery. I know of one other person who had a similar accident. First...
bjhaake
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Mar 19, 2007
6:41 pm

Hello Dick, I'm sorry to hear of your injury. I hope you recover quickly. It'll be tough to ride with traffic for a while. After being hit by a car once, I ...
Jade
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Mar 20, 2007
3:39 am

Thanks Dick for sharing your experience. An angel was protecting you! This issue of long right turn lanes has been bothering me for over 20 years. In the...
Rand
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Mar 20, 2007
4:05 pm

I've had some time to think about my "accident" last Saturday and visit the scene, and I now agree that the bike lanes all over town are where they should be:...
Dick Frantzreb
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Mar 23, 2007
1:01 pm

Dick, thanks for the pictures. And also thanks to everyone who contributed to the discussion. The second picture shows where the car drivers can legally merge ...
bjhaake
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Mar 23, 2007
6:31 pm

I know that Roseville Park and Recreation sends out pamphlet sometimes. I wonder if it is possible to have them send out the Roseville bike map and along with...
Jade
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Mar 23, 2007
7:17 pm

Hi - Roseville has a new bike map that will be mailed out to all residents as an insert to the Parks and Recreation Summer Rec guide. This should go out within...
Dour, Mike
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Mar 23, 2007
8:26 pm

Perhaps the City could share a draft of these rights and responsibilities with the cycling public for input prior to City-wide distribution? Do the "rights"...
Rob F
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Mar 24, 2007
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We have always had the "right" to phone our local police department, just like every other vehicle. It isn't fare to give special treatment to bicyclists who...
Keehn, Damien
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Mar 24, 2007
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I commute from Folsom on a fairly regular basis in the Spring and Summer, using some of the busiest surface streets in our area; Folsom/Auburn, Douglas,...
Keith Schaal
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Mar 24, 2007
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