tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1607870406671776027.post7730727920600384431..comments2024-02-26T18:06:27.392-06:00Comments on My Bike Advocate: Could Barrier Protected Bike Lane Have Prevented Collision Between Motor Vehicles?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1607870406671776027.post-54808587475149976972015-06-02T07:55:04.974-05:002015-06-02T07:55:04.974-05:00I agree with you. As I note in the post I think a ...I agree with you. As I note in the post I think a "real" protective barrier, one made of concrete or the like, would be much more effect. Brendan Kevenideshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07984494667816463577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1607870406671776027.post-40351437910338714472015-06-02T07:16:54.574-05:002015-06-02T07:16:54.574-05:00I'm pretty sure that if the trucker were makin...I'm pretty sure that if the trucker were making the exact same turn adjacent to a reed-bollard-protected bike lane we'd have three fewer bollards, regardless of whether a bike was in the lane or not.<br /><br />When semis are involved, it is incumbent upon bicyclists to remain where the driver can see them -- they have MASSIVE blind spots in which the driver honestly can have no idea you're there. When I am in a car I am always mindful of when they can and can't see me, and when passing a semi (as on a highway) do my best to go from one side to the other of the blind triangle as expeditiously as is safe. Bikes should (and often do) do the same.<br /><br />Semis are not SUV's.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10875986491382136940noreply@blogger.com