If you’re one of those drivers who think that road has no place for vehicles with less than four wheels, then you’re not gonna like this.
The city of Santa Monica in SoCal recently painted “shared lane arrows” or “sharrows” on 14th Street between the avenues of Washington and Montana. The symbol is depicted with a bike right under two chevrons. It encourages cyclists to veer towards the left side of the road while at the same time reminding car drivers that the road is meant to be shared.
These sharrows are part of an ongoing project of the county in order to make the roads more bike friendly. Apparently, Los Angeles is following the footsteps (or bike tracks, rather) of other US cities such as Denver and San Francisco.
We at Clement & Co. have absolutely no objections regarding these sharrows, granted that they’re painted on appropriate places. After all, putting those bike symbols on roads that are bumpy or way too narrow can do more harm than good to cyclists.
In any case, for motorists who do not wish to coexist with cyclists, we suggest taking the freeway whenever possible, because sharrows are here to stay and are going to be popping up in more and more places.
[via LA Times]
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