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The Rail Trail crosses Brackett Road in-Eastham, September, 2003. The sign instructing bicyclists to walk, installed since 2001 and later removed, is not supported by the law, and its effect on safety is questionable: after all, a bicyclist can cross much more quickly when riding, and getting across quickly reduces the necessary sight distance in the cross street. Though the bollards are correctly placed at the center of the Rail Trail, and trail width either side of them meets AASHTO guidelines, it also is questionable whether they do more harm than good: bicyclists have been known to collide with them. The legal status of the stop sign also is questionable, because a bicycle path is not clearly defined as a public way, and so its crossing of a road may be defined either as an intersection or as a crosswalk. For safety's sake, on a path used by novice cyclists, motorists in the cross street must be prepared to yield. The crosswalk here is very clearly marked but, again, there is a problem with sight lines around the vegetation. See next slide and video, which record a major change in signs and markings at this intersection.
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