tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6955311294411328562.post7661446160236278784..comments2023-08-18T11:40:19.852-06:00Comments on Los Alamos and Santa Fe Bikes: Has anyone had a close call with the right turn only/sharrows (bike) thru lane on Diamond at Canyon?Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10105951751896463667noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6955311294411328562.post-42000158066655554782012-03-10T17:51:45.636-07:002012-03-10T17:51:45.636-07:00My observation is turning right on red without sto...My observation is turning right on red without stopping is pretty much standard procedure with most drivers in LA, especially on the LANL side of the bridge (no consequences).<br /><br />JerryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6955311294411328562.post-44426699370025793272012-03-10T14:33:05.753-07:002012-03-10T14:33:05.753-07:00I have had more incipient left-hooks while coming ...I have had more incipient left-hooks while coming through in the rightmost through lane than while coming through in the combined right/bike lane.<br /><br />The only right-turning problem I had there was someone turning right onto Canyon from northbound Diamond, from the LEFT through lane, on the red, without stopping...while I was in the crosswalk.Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14280849211094122867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6955311294411328562.post-84410693837407063982012-03-09T19:23:42.394-07:002012-03-09T19:23:42.394-07:00Oncoming invisibility worries me, too.Oncoming invisibility worries me, too.Khalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11866897914538110672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6955311294411328562.post-87394637449427117762012-03-09T16:39:42.844-07:002012-03-09T16:39:42.844-07:00I have had cars turning left from southbound Diamo...I have had cars turning left from southbound Diamond onto Canyon cut me off twice at this intersection, but no problems with right turning cars turning from northbound Diamond onto Canyon.<br /><br />I have had close calls with right hooks at several other side streets off Diamond.<br /><br />JerryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6955311294411328562.post-7009243390776004662012-03-08T16:00:00.391-07:002012-03-08T16:00:00.391-07:00I agree with John's reasoning about destinatio...I agree with John's reasoning about destination positioning, but a simpler solution is to remove the right-turn lane marking. If there are bike lane stripes, they should be dashed. Right turning traffic can yield to bikes and merge across the dashed lines to turn right.MikeOnBikenoreply@blogger.com