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Re: rr crossing for bikes

The railroad crossings on Route 1, just over the Tomlinson Bridge, are incredibly dangerous to cyclists and I know several people who have fallen and been injured there just within the past two months.  It's only a matter of time before something worse happens.  I think these signs should be installed right away and that additional warning measures, like road paint, would be good to consider as well. 
 
They also are very much needed in the port area along the new railroad line that parallels Waterfront Street, particularly the crossing at Alabama Street.  Cyclists frequently make right turns from Alabama onto Waterfront, leading inexperienced cyclists to cross the tracks at a 45 degree angle.  That is a major cycling route, part of the future "Harborside Greenway."
 
In the meantime, if you're leading a group of friends along these routes, be sure to warn them about the tracks.
 
Mark


Wed Sep 10, 2008 5:27 pm

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the bike map link...chapter 4, page 7. that design for going over rr trax on an angle. i saw that and rode it in southern vermont in july in the middle of...
dave bonan
shoeshoe14 Offline Send Email
Sep 10, 2008
4:38 pm

... I've seen two helpful things recently: In Maine, possibly in Ellsworth, there was a nice yellow road sign reminding bikes to ride over the rails...
David Backeberg
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Sep 10, 2008
5:08 pm

The railroad crossings on Route 1, just over the Tomlinson Bridge, are incredibly dangerous to cyclists and I know several people who have fallen and been...
Mark Abraham
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Sep 10, 2008
5:27 pm

right. i took a spill over the tomlinson by the diner in 2002 on a bike tour and luckily it was raining out, because i didn't get hurt, just slid....
dave bonan
shoeshoe14 Offline Send Email
Sep 10, 2008
5:29 pm

I went down on the Tomlinson a month or two ago. I wasn't entirely focused on the task at hand, so that was the real root of the problem. Falling on RR tracks...
Chris Bousquet
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Sep 10, 2008
6:25 pm
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