Leading Pedestrian Intervals?

[mstone]

@DaveK 59785 wrote:

Like most things in Virginia, it isn’t up to Arlington. See the Dillon Rule. And the state legislature doesn’t exactly look favorably on proposals from Arlington.

They loved Sen “Some Of My Best Friends Are Cyclists” Favola’s don’t-make-cars-slow-down-at-crosswalks bill!

[DCAKen]

@jrenaut 59780 wrote:

My real misgiving is that when cyclists filter to the front of a line of cars then use the LPI, we are essentially shoaling a faster moving vehicle, which we all know is super-annoying.

It’s not only when the filtering cyclists use the LPI. I don’t filter forward since I don’t like shoaling faster vehicles. The one place it’s super-annoying for me is at Florida Ave and Massachusetts Ave. Going southbound when the light turns green, there’s just enough time to make it to P Street before that light turns red if there’s one or two cars ahead of me. But if a cyclist filters up, that slows everyone down and I get stuck at P Street.

[Greenbelt]

@jrenaut 59780 wrote:

Using the LPI definitely makes it safer in some situations. My real misgiving is that when cyclists filter to the front of a line of cars then use the LPI, we are essentially shoaling a faster moving vehicle, which we all know is super-annoying.

I usually filter up on my routes, especially where there’s a hill ahead. That way I get the jump on the hill and DON’T slow cars down very much if at all. If I wait in line, I end up slowing down the cars behind me, because I didn’t get the jump to get up to speed.

I can go as fast as the cars, but just can’t accelerate as quickly — I like getting the jump. Plus I get to work faster…

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