06-15-2020, 06:05 PM
(06-10-2020, 09:11 AM)danbrotherston Wrote: You can see from this angle that the island is quite far out of the way of the desire line for the trail, I expect many people will not use it. It is a challenge because of the curve and the drive way, but this seems pretty far out of the way.
The wife and I biked through this yesterday, and although it didn't follow the desire line we didn't find it a big deal to take the new path at all. Much like the rebuilt railway crossing farther 'south' (east) on the IHT, this makes you cross at a right angle which is far safer than the desire line which follows the original railway route at a shallow angle. Trains had the advantage of winning any encounters with road traffic, cyclists and pedestrians not so much...
I agree with the comment that the refuge island isn't much of a refuge. It's too small and provides no practical barrier at all from a mis-aimed road driver. They may as well have just left the roadway the original width without an island, and put the money into better use elsewhere.
...K