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2009-06-19 12:34 PM

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Subject: Roswell Installs Bike Boxes

Email from BikeRoswell:

The Roswell Department of Transportation is installing Roswell's first bike box. 
THANK YOU ROSWELL!!! 
Dept of Trans.   [email protected] 
City of Roswell || City Council 

What is a bike box?  
The bike box is an intersection safety design to prevent bicycle/car collisions, especially those between drivers turning right and bicyclists going straight. It is a green box on the road with a white bicycle symbol inside. It includes green bicycle lanes approaching and leading from the box. 
  

Why are bike boxes being installed?  
The main goal is to prevent collisions between motorists turning right and cyclists going straight. It's all about visibility and awareness. At a red light, cyclists are more visible to motorists by being in front of them. At a green light, the green bike lane through the intersection reminds motorists and cyclists to watch for each other. 

And a picture:

 





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2009-06-19 12:52 PM
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Subject: RE: Roswell Installs Bike Boxes
all's swell in roswell...

sounds like a good idea. let's see how it works out.
2009-06-19 1:17 PM
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What is a bike box?  
The bike box is an intersection safety design to prevent bicycle/car collisions, especially those between drivers turning right and bicyclists going straight.

They installed it after the part of the interesection where cars are turning right, so I don't see how it's going to work.



Edited by brown_dog_us 2009-06-19 1:18 PM
2009-06-19 2:21 PM
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Subject: RE: Roswell Installs Bike Boxes
brown_dog_us - 2009-06-19 2:17 PM

What is a bike box?  
The bike box is an intersection safety design to prevent bicycle/car collisions, especially those between drivers turning right and bicyclists going straight.

They installed it after the part of the interesection where cars are turning right, so I don't see how it's going to work.



I noticed that too.  And it appears to be a stop sign intersection.  I think we ALL know cyclists don't stop at stop signs in Roswell, lol

Good initiative.  Hope it works. 
2009-06-19 5:35 PM
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Subject: RE: Roswell Installs Bike Boxes

Where is that?  Near Riverside at the 400 bridge??

2009-06-20 4:37 AM
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CourtneyM - 2009-06-19 6:35 PM

Where is that?  Near Riverside at the 400 bridge??

Yep.  It looks like Riverside and Dogwood.

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