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fatlazyless · 12-12-2019, 09:14 AM

Well, having that white line running along the edge of Weirs Blvd with one to three feet of pavement before it becomes a dirt shoulder is actually very, very good for a central New Hampshire road for pedaling a bicycle or walking.

In the country of the Netherlands, informally Holland, which has a long history of bicycle paths built along side a road, Holland bike trails will have a physical barrier between the bike lane and the road whenever the car speed limit is above 19-mph.

A physical barrier can be a fence, masonry wall, bushes, trees, a water canal or combination.

On Weirs Blvd, US Route 3, the speed limit is either 30 or 35-mph for cars between the roundabout and the intersection with Union Ave at the Bayside Cemetery.

For bicyclers and pedestrians who pedal or walk along the one to three feet area of asphalt pavement that exists between the white line and the dirt shoulder, there are cars moving along at 30-35 mph and the only physical safety is the white line on the pavement, just the white line, not a physical barrier.

New Hampshire has a state law that says motorists must keep 3-feet distance, at 30-mph, 4-feet at 40-mph, 5-feet at 50-mph, and 6-feet at 60-mph, when passing a person on a bicycle. So legally, a motor vehicle is supposed to cross the center line on Weirs Blvd when passing a bicyclist in order to stay the legal distance away from the bicycle. If not possible due to oncoming traffic, the motorist is supposed to slow down and/or wait before proceeding past the bicycler.

Does that happen? What do you think?

12-12-2019, 09:14 AM	#268
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 8,525 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 295 Thanked 957 Times in 698 Posts	..... just a white line is all there is Well, having that white line running along the edge of Weirs Blvd with one to three feet of pavement before it becomes a dirt shoulder is actually very, very good for a central New Hampshire road for pedaling a bicycle or walking. In the country of the Netherlands, informally Holland, which has a long history of bicycle paths built along side a road, Holland bike trails will have a physical barrier between the bike lane and the road whenever the car speed limit is above 19-mph. A physical barrier can be a fence, masonry wall, bushes, trees, a water canal or combination. On Weirs Blvd, US Route 3, the speed limit is either 30 or 35-mph for cars between the roundabout and the intersection with Union Ave at the Bayside Cemetery. For bicyclers and pedestrians who pedal or walk along the one to three feet area of asphalt pavement that exists between the white line and the dirt shoulder, there are cars moving along at 30-35 mph and the only physical safety is the white line on the pavement, just the white line, not a physical barrier. New Hampshire has a state law that says motorists must keep 3-feet distance, at 30-mph, 4-feet at 40-mph, 5-feet at 50-mph, and 6-feet at 60-mph, when passing a person on a bicycle. So legally, a motor vehicle is supposed to cross the center line on Weirs Blvd when passing a bicyclist in order to stay the legal distance away from the bicycle. If not possible due to oncoming traffic, the motorist is supposed to slow down and/or wait before proceeding past the bicycler. Does that happen? What do you think? __________________ ... down and out, liv'n that Walmart side of the lake!