Bike Board Members,
Sam Stone won't attend tomorrow's meeting but he sent me the e-mail
below. Anybody know if there's a standard for sign color on state and city
roadways?
Frank
>Date: Wed, 06 Jun 2007 13:03:17 -0400
>From: Sam Stone <samuelspencerstone(a)comcast.net>
>Subject: Bicycle Board
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>Frank -
>In response to you email dated June 2, 2007, I will be in Nashville,
>Tennessee and unable to attend the monthly meeting of the Bike Board on
>June 7, 2007. However, the Bike Board and I have very similar desires. I
>will try to clarify mine as follows:
>1. Whatever the specific design, use flourescent lime green color like
>the pedestrian crossing signs recently installed on High Street and do not
>use the color of the existing bike signs approaching the Star City bridge
>toward Morgantown. Stencil signage on the roadway is preferred but pole
>signage can supplement that and can be installed now.
>2. The location should be at all major entrances to town and as otherwise
>appropriate.
>3. The trail signage is to reduce interference of the various modes and
>could use the same signage but perhaps add "keep right" or "walk on right,
>pass on left" or "slower traffic must keep right", or something
>similar. I am forwarding a copy of the current WV Code provisions
>regarding bikes. Both bikers and drivers need to be educated on bike
>rights and safety. Roads needs to be repaired, potholes filled and drains
>leveled to accommodate bikes.
>4. It is obvious that the Bike Board has done a great amount of work in
>planning; however, many of the recommendations can and must be implemented
>now to prevent accidents and save lives. Please advise me of the next
>Bike Board meeting and I will make every effort to attend. I appreciate
>your considering my input.
>
>I went to City Council with Ralph LaRue from BOPARC and Cliff Sutherland
>approximately a year ago and Council approved the signs for the
>trail. They told me to work with Dan Boroff to get it done. There are
>funds available and no reason the signs aren't up already. I suggest that
>the Bike Board push NOW to get the signs up on the trail and then get them
>in the roads ASAP. The rest of your plan is great but the road stenciling
>and lanes is a long way off.
>
>§17C-11-2. Traffic laws apply to persons riding bicycles.
>Every person riding a bicycle upon a roadway shall be granted all of the
>rights and shall be subject to all of the duties applicable to the driver
>of a vehicle by this chapter, except as to special regulations in this
>article and except as to those provisions of this chapter which by their
>nature can have no application.
>
>§17C-11-5. Riding on roadways and bicycle paths.
>(a) Every person operating a bicycle upon a roadway shall ride as near to
>the right side of the roadway as practicable, exercising due care when
>passing a standing vehicle or one proceeding in the same direction.
>(b) Persons riding bicycles upon a roadway shall not ride more than two
>abreast except on paths or parts of roadways set aside for the exclusive
>use of bicycles.
>(c) Whenever a usable path for bicycles has been provided adjacent to a
>roadway, bicycle riders shall use such path and shall not use the roadway.
>
>(Also see West Virginia Code 17C-11 in its entirety and West Virginia Code
>17C-11A in its entirety for additional bicycle laws.)
>
>Thanks,
>Sam Stone
>
>Samuel Spencer Stone
>Attorney At Law
>221 Willey Street
>Morgantown, WV 26505
>Phone: (304) 296-2553 Ext. 1
>Fax: (304) 292-4034 fax
>
>
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