Roosevelt Bridge (not) Safety Rail

[theakston]

That bridge does need a wider path. Problem is that if they raise the height of the railing without widening the path it would be barely wide enough for 2 bikes going in opposite directions to pass each other – as you would give up over a foot to accomodate the additional handlebar. I guess it is prohibitively expensive to add width or another alternative, that would be to make it possible to access the path on the southside of the bridge and make that for east bound traffic, not sure how pratical that is either but as it currently stands the south bound path is uselesss as it ends on the ramp from R50 R110.

[Dirt]

Honestly I don’t mean this to sound snotty at all. Just thought I’d share how I deal with that bridge. I totally agree that it is dangerous. That’s why I have no problems doing this.

If I’m coming up behind people who don’t want to move or make room, I just follow them at a safe distance until there’s room to pass and I smile and wave and generally be fluffy.

If I am coming up from the front to anyone who doesn’t want to move or make room, I stop and lean against the rail or put my foot down for the few seconds it takes them to go by and then go along my merry way.

Nowhere that I’m going is that important that me getting there a few moments later is going to make any difference at all. If it were, then I’d leave a few minutes earlier.

Pete

[Dirt]

Thanks for doing the communication and for sharing it with us! Very cool that you got a bit of a response. Hopefully it does some good.

On a much less serious note, I do NOT recommend Roosevelt Bridge bike/pedestrian lane as a good place for a nap.

The little bench things on Memorial bridge are much more comfortable.

Pete

[americancyclo]

Pete-
Is ‘bike napping’ your version of planking?

[CCrew]

@americancyclo 9042 wrote:

Pete-
Is ‘bike napping’ your version of planking?

Makes you wonder what people think when they see him taking one of these pictures, doesn’t it?

[americancyclo]

@CCrew 9044 wrote:

Makes you wonder what people think when they see him taking one of these pictures, doesn’t it?

I would imagine it’s only he and you out on the trails at those times

[Dirt]

If the person commenting has any kind of badge on their uniform, the reaction is, “What the hell are you doing?” I’ve heard that 4 times so far.

No badge? “Are you okay?”

[Mark Blacknell]

My plan, if I see Dirt doing this, is just to call the men with badges. Mostly for my own amusement.

[Dirt]

Just make sure you get photos.

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