Imagine this: instead of removing a full lane and just making the rest 33% wider, you remove that lane, make the car lanes 10% wider, and use the rest of the free space for a 2-way bike lane. There's no way that 5 minute driving commute would be more than 20-30 minutes by bike. Less by ebike.
Kinda weird to see my hometown on Lemmy, but kinda fun I guess. I feel like the WDRB segment is slightly misleading because it doesn't acknowledge the Big Four bridge that most affected traffic could take instead. It's a toll road now, so I get why people, myself included, don't want to take it. There's also the Sherman Minton which might be an option but a little farther out of the way.
But also, yeah those two southbound, even northbound, lanes are pretty tight and can be a bit spooky to go over. Honestly seems like a reasonable safety improvement that people of kentuckiana will absolutely not be interested in.
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sunstoned@lemmus.org · 20 pts · 11d
Imagine this: instead of removing a full lane and just making the rest 33% wider, you remove that lane, make the car lanes 10% wider, and use the rest of the free space for a 2-way bike lane. There's no way that 5 minute driving commute would be more than 20-30 minutes by bike. Less by ebike.
LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net · 6 pts · 10d
Why would widening the lanes make it safer? Usually wider lanes are more dangerous due to higher speeds.
Changer098@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 7 pts · 11d
Kinda weird to see my hometown on Lemmy, but kinda fun I guess. I feel like the WDRB segment is slightly misleading because it doesn't acknowledge the Big Four bridge that most affected traffic could take instead. It's a toll road now, so I get why people, myself included, don't want to take it. There's also the Sherman Minton which might be an option but a little farther out of the way.
But also, yeah those two southbound, even northbound, lanes are pretty tight and can be a bit spooky to go over. Honestly seems like a reasonable safety improvement that people of kentuckiana will absolutely not be interested in.
Obligatory, fuck mike braun
Mr_WorldlyWiseman@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 9d
Shouldn't they just reduce the speed limit if the lanes are too narrow to drive safely?
Hominine@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 11d
Damn I thought this was regarding India what with the recent push for walk-ability; this is so fucking shameful.
apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 11d
That bridge is a deathtrap.