Wider shoulders would certainly make it more comfortable for everyone when
bicyclists or pedestrians are present. Note that to meet standards for
bicycle travel, they would need to be at least 4 feet wide. But
paradoxically, wider roads are known to encourage *more* speeding than
narrow roads, because wider roads make it feel like it's safer to go
faster, especially on straightaways with few intersections. So that's
always a difficult tradeoff to consider. For a rural section like that, it
might be worth the extra shoulder space, for pedestrians as well as
cyclists. It's long been DOT policy to add paved shoulders when the Average
Daily Traffic (ADT) is > 3000 (I think), but I don't know if a standard
width is defined in that policy, nor if that road meets the ADT threshold.
On Mon, Oct 7, 2019 at 12:42 PM Dennis Marrotte <
dennis.marrotte1111@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
If the bulk of Stroudwater Street from the Turnpike Overpass up to just
before the Middle School Driveway is ever rebuilt,
It, first, will become a speedway and second,
Appropriate Wider Shoulders will be required, in comparison to what is a
" Shoulder " in name only at the present time.
Dennis
On Mon, Oct 7, 2019, 6:35 PM John Brooking <johnbrooking4@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Thanks for giving him a lot of space, and setting that good example for
the drivers behind you. (They might not have even seen him in front of you.)
On Mon, Oct 7, 2019 at 7:28 AM Dennis Marrotte <
dennis.marrotte1111@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I was on the way to the Concord Coach Bus Station to see two friends off
to NYC this morning. As I came down Stroudwater Street towards the long
driveway to the Randall Farm at 5:46 AM, my headlights shined on the rear
wheel of a Bicycle on the shoulder of the street.
The Bicyclist had NO Reflective Clothing and was wearing Dark Clothing.
I did not see any kind of Reflective decals on the Bicycle itself. No Wheel
Generator operated lights. I was able to move wide Left and pass him with
plenty of space as there was no oncoming traffic. At least one or two
vehicles were behind me.
Amen ....
Dennis Marrotte
WSMAC
