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Thoughts on Inner Sunset traffic calming
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josh wilson
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Oct 11, 2005 12:48 PDT
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Don't know if I can make the meeting, but here are my concerns for the Inner Sunset, as a resident of the area since 1993 and an urban cyclist since 1990:
1) The "pipeline" intersection at the bottom of 3rd Ave x Lincoln is ostensibly smooth sailing for all, but occasionally has nightmare potential.
-- Cars getting off Lincoln and heading for Frederick hit
the accelerator as they take that little exit road. Bikers
and pedestrians can easily get mown down by an
inattentive, hasty driver.
-- Crossing Westbound (from the path along Kezar
and the police station) is also dangerous. Cars are
focusing strictly on Eastbound traffic on Lincoln and
totally ignore the approaching Westbound cyclist. You
can ring your bell and squeak your horn on the approach
and as you cross, and the driver will simply NOT turn his
or her head and look right for bikes or peds. They're
on the cell phone, they're jamming tunes, they're in
a hurry, you are NOT on their radar. This is always a
problem but ESPECIALLY during rush hour or late
at night.
-- Try crossing that intersection Eastbound when
there's a 71 bus jutting into the crosswalk. The bus will
wait, the MUNI drivers are cool. But the auto driver in
the right Westbound lane won't be able to see you
through the bus and will rush into the crosswalk,
attempting to make a right onto the Lincoln pipeline
and heading for Oak. Up you go on the hood of the car,
or under those four heavy wheels.
-- Finally ... the Eastbound traffic along Lincoln
headed for Oak hits that curve below 3rd Ave at
high speeds. One of these days someone is going
right up over that curb and will crush peds, bikes,
and hit crossing Westbound cars hard.
2) Dunno if this is your department, but, the path along the approach to the panhandle below the old Waller intersection -- the one that crosses behind the Stanyan & Haight "front lawn" of GGPark that -- is always covered with broken glass. It sux!
Thanks for your attention to these matters.
Josh Wilson
Inner Sunset
San Francisco
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