A Type of Road Junction that Kills Cyclists
There'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't even so much as slow down for this approach is beyond reckless, aside from the other lawbreaking that followed.<p>The 'Give Way' 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't suffice, but it seems that there's plenty of room to enact other changes before you dig up the road.<p>[1] <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/@50.8638239,-1.4511249,3a,75y,269.62h,66.23t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sgp5ZPCZzLXnphyQnR_xhww!2e0!7i13312!8i6656" rel="nofollow">https://www.google.com/maps/@50.8638239,-1.4511249,3a,75y,26...</a> [2] <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/@50.8634141,-1.452595,3a,75y,269.9h,68.29t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sZFSqQto6dDxulLvfKmzH6g!2e0!7i13312!8i6656" rel="nofollow">https://www.google.com/maps/@50.8634141,-1.452595,3a,75y,269...</a>