A Type of Road Junction that Kills Cyclists
There&#x27;s a lot of math in this article about blind spots and car pillars and whatnot, but a Google Maps Street View appears to show the terrain and brush blocking the view on approach [1][2], making all of this math largely moot. That the drivers in question didn&#x27;t even so much as slow down for this approach is beyond reckless, aside from the other lawbreaking that followed.<p>The &#x27;Give Way&#x27; sign is idiotic, put a Stop sign on the other, flatter road, or make it a 4-way stop. The drivers causing accidents were blowing through the intersection, and shame on the wording of the law that they were able to weasel out of harsher punishment.<p>Altering the roadway geometry, either as proposed, or more drastically with a roundabout, is a brute-force solution on this country road when other societal measures don&#x27;t suffice, but it seems that there&#x27;s plenty of room to enact other changes before you dig up the road.<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.google.com&#x2F;maps&#x2F;@50.8638239,-1.4511249,3a,75y,269.62h,66.23t&#x2F;data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sgp5ZPCZzLXnphyQnR_xhww!2e0!7i13312!8i6656" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.google.com&#x2F;maps&#x2F;@50.8638239,-1.4511249,3a,75y,26...</a> [2] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.google.com&#x2F;maps&#x2F;@50.8634141,-1.452595,3a,75y,269.9h,68.29t&#x2F;data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sZFSqQto6dDxulLvfKmzH6g!2e0!7i13312!8i6656" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.google.com&#x2F;maps&#x2F;@50.8634141,-1.452595,3a,75y,269...</a>