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New Bike Lane Design Could Save Lives

With urban bike-sharing programs popping up all over the country, some cities are devoting more roadway space to bicycles. But even protected bikes lanes that buffer riders from moving vehicles using curbs have a weak spot: the intersection. Portland, Ore.-based urban planner Nick Falbo thinks he has a solution.

His proposal for the 2014 Cameron Rian Hays Outside the Box Competition outlines a way to build protected intersections for dedicated bike lanes. It’s modeled after designs used by in the Netherlands, where gasoline is about nine bucks a gallon and bicycles are king.

Falbo’s Protected Intersection concept has four main components: a corner refuge island, forward stop bar for bicycles, setback bicycle crossing and bicycle friendly traffic signals. (Wired has a great explanation of these four points.)

by Tracy Staedter

Full Story: http://news.discovery.com/autos/transportation-infrastructure/new-bike-lane-design-could-save-lives-140619.htm

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