She reports an increase in the number and rate of crashes on Summit Street in Columbus, Ohio following the installation of a two-way parking-separated bikeway on the right-hand side of this one way street.
A cyclist recorded a video of his own crash on this bikeway, the crash on 9/14/18 which Patricia reported. A motorist blocked the bikeway after having pulled out to look left past cars parked between the bikeway and travel lanes. The bicyclist was coming from the motorist’s right.
There is also a dooring hazard: too little space between the bikeway and parked vehicles.
Apologists:
An article in the Columbus Dispatch newspaper. This is now in an archive and requires a user login. It is also available through public libraries in the Columbus area.
Glad for a new informative post!
I was just thinking about this cyclist’s crash and realized how close he came to being hit again since the crash pushed him out into the oncoming traffic on Summit. Watching the video, there was traffic approaching in both lanes on Summit. There have been 5 bike/car crashes in 2021 through September. I really wish that 2-way bike lanes and parking lane separation were not permitted in the MUTCD.
I can see that PK posted a comment on this, but I cannot view comments at all for some reason
I have repaired this. Thanks for the heads-up.
John,
Am wondering if you could come by and perform analysis on Newark’s brand new separated bikeway: https://delawareaveseparatedbikeway.com/