Comments on: Bike Lane FAIL? Median Path in Los Altos Hills http://ladyfleur.bike/2013/07/09/bike-lane-fail-median-path-in-los-altos-hills/ Rides in heels, speeds down hills, splashes in puddles and stays out well past dark. Sat, 12 Jul 2014 00:11:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Things you see while you’re riding, bike-friendly Roaring Nights at the Zoo, and a happy bike riding kid | BikingInLA http://ladyfleur.bike/2013/07/09/bike-lane-fail-median-path-in-los-altos-hills/#comment-2923 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 07:13:22 +0000 http://ladyfleur.wordpress.com/?p=22059#comment-2923 […] user anti-harassment ordinance; thanks to murphstahoe for the heads-up. Is a bike path a success if most cyclists won’t ride it? A Palo Alto man is arrested for masturbating during the local fireworks show — while riding a […]

]]> By: Matt http://ladyfleur.bike/2013/07/09/bike-lane-fail-median-path-in-los-altos-hills/#comment-2919 Wed, 10 Jul 2013 06:46:12 +0000 http://ladyfleur.wordpress.com/?p=22059#comment-2919 Oh, you’re right. Alpine. But they look very similar!

]]> By: ladyfleur http://ladyfleur.bike/2013/07/09/bike-lane-fail-median-path-in-los-altos-hills/#comment-2918 Wed, 10 Jul 2013 04:26:13 +0000 http://ladyfleur.wordpress.com/?p=22059#comment-2918 I think I know the case you’re talking about. It was on a similar freeway underpass on Alpine Road. http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/show_story.php?id=18878 But it could have happened here just as well. All the 280 underpasses are problematic.

The other issue with the median paths that I didn’t highlight much is that they require crosswalks to enter and exit, which require dismounting to be 100% legal. And yes, the walk your bike 1/2 mile is unrealistic.

]]> By: Matt http://ladyfleur.bike/2013/07/09/bike-lane-fail-median-path-in-los-altos-hills/#comment-2917 Wed, 10 Jul 2013 04:17:26 +0000 http://ladyfleur.wordpress.com/?p=22059#comment-2917 (er, “bike LANE on El Monte…”)

]]> By: Matt http://ladyfleur.bike/2013/07/09/bike-lane-fail-median-path-in-los-altos-hills/#comment-2916 Wed, 10 Jul 2013 04:16:43 +0000 http://ladyfleur.wordpress.com/?p=22059#comment-2916 A woman was killed here a few years ago. She was southbound on El Monte, trying to go under I-280. As you’re probably aware, the bike land on El Monte suddenly ends right before the onramp for North 280. She passed that onramp, but while trying to negotiate the merge of cars from the North 280 OFFramp (cloverleaf), she was passed on the left by a big rig. Somehow, approaching the underpass, she got caught under the truck and was dragged for a while. Lawsuit against the road designers. How she was hit is a mystery to everyone.

So, the median is a great idea. But walk it?

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