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I attended an Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals webinar today on bike boxes. Chris Monsere spoke about the bike boxes in Portland and reported that 77% of cyclists think that bike boxes make an intersection safer. I’ve been opposed to the bike box on the Milton Bike Blvd for reasons that you can read about here:
http://yaybikes.com/groups/yay-bikes/forum/topic/why-bike-boxes-are-dangerous/
But I don’t like it when others decide what they think is safe for me. And I shouldn’t impose my way of doing things on others, either. So, in order to figure out what Columbus cyclists think, I’ve created a poll regarding bike boxes. It doesn’t ask whether you think bike boxes are more safe or more dangerous. The poll just asks if you think Columbus should build more of them. I would appreciate your opinion on this question, and I’d appreciate if you’d forward this poll to other cyclists. I am only interested in cyclists’ opinions.
By the way, the Milton bike box FHWA experimentation study is on the Columbus website: http://bit.ly/hSYqrN
Here's a link to the poll: http://doodle.com/5a5mwdhny9t3zudc
The reason I'm asking is I'm on the Columbus bicycle subcommittee.
Thanks.
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