Comment 113690

By kevlahan (registered) | Posted August 27, 2015 at 14:58:04 in reply to Comment 113685

I used to ride that way several times a week. The bollards have helped a bit by eliminated the transport trucks that used to park illegally in the bike lanes so they could get a coffee at the gas station (I guess), but that crossing is still very dangerous.

Because of the curve, traffic is coming directly behind cyclists, many motorists change lanes without signalling at the last moment and they are already accelerating towards highway speeds.

As others have pointed out, having a freeway on ramp directly from a city street (instead of a normal right angle intersection) is not a good idea where there is an uncontrolled pedestrian and cycle crossing. The design treats King St itself as a sort of freeway with wide lanes, large turn radii and no traffic controls.

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