Sharrows and bikes on buses in Santa Rosa

[Geoffrey Skinner]

Two items of interest from the current City of Santa Rosa Public Works newsletter (view the entire newsletter here -- http://www.srcity.org/departments/publicworks/OutInTheField/Pages/OutintheFieldMarch2016.aspx

Geoffrey

Geoffrey Skinner Librarian By Day  skinn...@gmail.com • http://socolife.wordpress.com

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What is a Sharrow Lane? Sharrows, also known as shared lane markings are pavement markings used to indicate shared space for bicyclists and motorists on medium volume streets that don’t have room for bike lanes. There are no specific dimensions for shared roadways. They are usually narrow, so a motorist has to cross over into the adjacent travel lane to pass a bicyclist. Shared roadways are common on neighborhood residential streets, some urban streets with missing segments of bike lanes, on rural roads and low volume highways with speeds 35 MPH or lower. Sharrows help to: assist bicyclists with lateral positioning in a shared lane with on-street parallel parking in order to reduce the chance of a bicyclist’s impacting the open door of a parked vehicle; assist bicyclists with lateral positioning in lanes that are too narrow for a motor vehicle and a bicycle to travel side by side within the same traffic lane; alert motorists of the lateral location bicyclists are likely to occupy within the traveled way; encourage safe passing of bicyclists by motorists; and reduce the incidence of bicyclists riding in the wrong-way direction, bicyclists should ride in the same direction as traffic

Bringing Your Bicycle Aboard CityBus To help you get where you want to go, Santa Rosa CityBus allows bicycles on all buses. The bike racks on the front of the bus are quick and easy to use. If both of these spaces are filled and there is room inside the bus, you may secure your bike in the area reserved for people using wheel chairs. There is no additional fee to bring your bike along when you are traveling on Santa Rosa CityBus. Bicyclists may use the bike racks on the front of the bus on a first-come, first-serve basis, with a limit of two bicycles per bus at any time. The bicycle must fit in the racks wheel slots, which can accommodate a standard sized adult bicycle. The maximum size is 80 inches long, 48 inches tall and 24 inches wide. Only human-powered and sealed dry cell electric-assisted bikes are allowed. Two-wheeled bikes only. Recumbent, tandems, motorized, three-wheeled, muddy, dirty, or greasy bikes are not allowed. Bicycles must fit securely in the bike racks on the front exterior of the bus and each rider must be able to load and unload their bike without assistance.  For safety reasons, operators cannot leave the bus to provide assistance. There isn’t a minimum age requirement to bring your bike on a Santa Rosa CityBus. Bicyclists use Santa Rosa CityBus bicycle racks at their own risk. Santa Rosa CityBus is not responsible for any loss or damage to bikes. Learn more about bringing your bicycle aboard CityBus.

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[Deanne Thompson]

thanks, geoff.  anything of interest to report on meeting??  I'm still sick.  I hate being sick.  deanne