BICYCLE BLASTS THROUGH INTERSECTION

This is how bicyclists get killed. Here a racer ignores the corner refuge island.. The light was solid red before he pushed through without even looking both ways. These supposedly highly competent elite high speed racing cyclists will not ride within any raised median bike lane because they are trying to build speed. There is no bike lane that will protect racers who ride in traffic lanes on busy streets. Prrecious bond funds are spent building these dangerous bike lanes on busy arterial streets. The E. 1st Street bike lane is NOT safe for either motorized vehicles or for bicyclists. In the meantime many more pedestrians and bicycle riders risk their lives every day going up and down Beach Street ... which does not even have a side walk! The Texas Transportation Code says that bicyles are to SHARE the road with cars - not TAKE OVER whole lanes on the street for bicycles only. If you ride a bicycle on a Fort Worth street you have made the decision to take the risk. These vertical elements only improve safety by 50%. You might want to have your estate and funeral plans in place especially if you have children.