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lynx212Howdy all this is a totally random news article that had me going ftw? Opinions wanted as always ^_^
Zig-zag lines are being painted intentionally in Virginia in an effort to get drivers to slow down. The 500 feet of Belmont Ridge Road, where it intersects with the Washington and Old Dominion trail in Loudoun County, is a high pedestrian traffic and bicycle traffic area.
Ok is it just me guys or does this look more like a way to make a driver go WTF and swerve?
Virginia Department of Transportation’s (VDOT) Mike Salmon said:
“It is a low cost strategy to get motorists to slow down as they approach the bike trail and pedestrian path. While at first motorists may be a little disoriented, the main point is to get them to pay attention and slow down through that area.”
Apparently similar programs have been successful in the U.K. and Australia. VDOT will study the effect of the zig-zagging lines for a year to see if they actually reduce speeds.
Zig-zag lines are being painted intentionally in Virginia in an effort to get drivers to slow down. The 500 feet of Belmont Ridge Road, where it intersects with the Washington and Old Dominion trail in Loudoun County, is a high pedestrian traffic and bicycle traffic area.
Ok is it just me guys or does this look more like a way to make a driver go WTF and swerve? Virginia Department of Transportation’s (VDOT) Mike Salmon said:
“It is a low cost strategy to get motorists to slow down as they approach the bike trail and pedestrian path. While at first motorists may be a little disoriented, the main point is to get them to pay attention and slow down through that area.”
Apparently similar programs have been successful in the U.K. and Australia. VDOT will study the effect of the zig-zagging lines for a year to see if they actually reduce speeds.
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Date: 2011-01-20 07:38 pm (UTC)You knwo, they could always install a traffic light there too, so people & bicycles can cross the street safely. Bicycles shoudl stop at lights just like cars do., not that they always do, but they should. >.>
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Date: 2011-01-20 07:41 pm (UTC)I have never seen these zigzag lines in person and I think if I was coming down a hill at 50MPH and suddenly the lines went wonky , it would be more than a little distracting.
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Date: 2011-01-20 07:45 pm (UTC)I've never seen them either, but they seem like more of a safety hazard than a help. I still think that money would have been better spent on a traffic light. Or if they really felt like wasting taxpayer money, build a special overpass for bike & hikers, like they have in Vegas for pedestrians so they can safely makes it across the street on the strip. They've got plenty of room for a gentle incline on both sides.
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Date: 2011-01-20 07:47 pm (UTC)(no subject)
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Date: 2011-01-20 07:48 pm (UTC)That's just wrong.
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Date: 2011-01-20 07:55 pm (UTC)(no subject)
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Date: 2011-01-20 09:29 pm (UTC)LOL they need hit in the head I believe
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Date: 2011-01-20 10:52 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2011-01-20 11:14 pm (UTC)It's new over here and I can see a bit of disaster on the way with this...
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