tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319471012350330893.post148853135869290290..comments2023-12-28T03:36:52.452-06:00Comments on JBar Cycling: Weekend UpdateJBarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10612290032138592894noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319471012350330893.post-55541554837150614212011-04-13T12:11:59.610-05:002011-04-13T12:11:59.610-05:00I haven't seen anything published about a car ...I haven't seen anything published about a car vs cyclist accident, but I'm not surprised at it happening in that area.<br /><br />I've almost been hit in the entrance to Cathedral School by someone turning off Cantrell that obviously didn't see the cyclist on the sidewalk about to be in the drive. When coming back down Cross Street to get back on the RT I cross over in the lane closest to the sidewalk and hug the curb as soon as I can rather than exposing myself to trying to cross 4 lanes of traffic when a car can come zooming off of Cantrell and hit you before they even see you. If the business at that corner would just build a little ramp from the sidewalk down to the entrance to their loading dock then you could get on the sidewalk, but without that it's a fairly good drop down.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319471012350330893.post-7096124393526534952011-04-12T21:51:50.251-05:002011-04-12T21:51:50.251-05:00I was told this evening that a rider visiting Litt...I was told this evening that a rider visiting Little Rock was struck by a vehicle on Cantrell near Cathedral School yesterday afternoon as he tried to navigate to the River Trail from his downtown hotel. His bike was knocked into oncoming traffic and smashed and the rider, as I understood, went to the ER, but was back on the job today.JBarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10612290032138592894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319471012350330893.post-44441166909301855052011-04-12T13:26:26.179-05:002011-04-12T13:26:26.179-05:00I have taken to just driving down to the river tra...I have taken to just driving down to the river trail rather than risk crossing Cantrell on my bicycle. I regularly see cars zoom through the red light while waiting to drive across in a pickup truck. I just don't go until cars stop in every lane, which does not leave enough time to get across on a bicyle as opposed to with a V8 engine. A search of the Pulaski County Clerk court records shows that the driver who killed Marilyn entered a plea bargain. One year of supervised probation, a $500 fine, 40 hours of community service, and complete a "Share the Road" course. Just not much concern out there for the safety of cyclists.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319471012350330893.post-42171447198210293852011-04-12T12:35:05.949-05:002011-04-12T12:35:05.949-05:00With the traffic mess they have created with all o...With the traffic mess they have created with all of those lights in a short area West of I-430 on Cantrell the city and AHTD aren't going to do anything to slow traffic on Cantrell. You can add this to the list that includes having to use the sidewalk in front of ECS and cutting across 4 lanes of traffic on Cross street just feet from a blind turn off of Cantrell in order to reaccess the River Trail.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319471012350330893.post-72782799345577791772011-04-12T10:47:22.439-05:002011-04-12T10:47:22.439-05:00The sign is the cheap answer to the problem of a v...The sign is the cheap answer to the problem of a very short light at a very busy interchange.<br /><br />The best answer would be a bike signal button that engages the signal green for a few seconds longer, but that requires AHTD and Little Rock spend money on cyclists safety and needs, which isn't likely (in my humble and probably misinformed Arkansas expat in Texas opinion) going to happen.anoncowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10491918425090116010noreply@blogger.com