Comments on: Chicanes In My Neighborhood http://www.streetfilms.org/chicanes-in-my-neighborhood/ Documenting Livable Streets Worldwide Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:03:05 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Roosevelt Island 360 (Eric) http://www.streetfilms.org/chicanes-in-my-neighborhood/comment-page-1/#comment-12611 Roosevelt Island 360 (Eric) Wed, 12 Mar 2008 17:16:31 +0000 http://www.streetfilms.org/archives/chicanes-in-my-neighborhood/#comment-12611 This was a great little video to show the value of Chicanes. When present day Roosevelt Island was laid out street wise they purposely did not create one long avenue from end to end for various reasons aesthetically and to prevent traffic patterns of speeding cars. Chicanes develop naturally to a degree on the Island but not due to street cleaning. Cars are never allowed to park on the East side of Main Street and the number of parking spots on the West side are limited so we get a number of cars double parked at all times for loading and off loading including our own bus system which does a lot to slow down car traffic. Thanks again for the video. This was a great little video to show the value of Chicanes. When present day Roosevelt Island was laid out street wise they purposely did not create one long avenue from end to end for various reasons aesthetically and to prevent traffic patterns of speeding cars. Chicanes develop naturally to a degree on the Island but not due to street cleaning. Cars are never allowed to park on the East side of Main Street and the number of parking spots on the West side are limited so we get a number of cars double parked at all times for loading and off loading including our own bus system which does a lot to slow down car traffic. Thanks again for the video.

]]> By: SteveL http://www.streetfilms.org/chicanes-in-my-neighborhood/comment-page-1/#comment-12521 SteveL Tue, 11 Mar 2008 00:42:41 +0000 http://www.streetfilms.org/archives/chicanes-in-my-neighborhood/#comment-12521 I'm not sure how cycle friendly these are. An aggressive cyclist would have to acquire the central lane and not let any vehicle past, but anyone timid would get boxed in by the parked car and the big vehicles moving alongside. Furthermore, here in Europe, trying to see how fast you can get round chicanes is sometimes a sport all of its own, a way to show off your driving skills to your friends. That said, they do provide a good notification of transition from fast rural speeds to slow urban ones, such as when entering a village. But should rural speeds be so fast in the first place? I'm not sure how cycle friendly these are. An aggressive cyclist would have to acquire the central lane and not let any vehicle past, but anyone timid would get boxed in by the parked car and the big vehicles moving alongside.

Furthermore, here in Europe, trying to see how fast you can get round chicanes is sometimes a sport all of its own, a way to show off your driving skills to your friends.

That said, they do provide a good notification of transition from fast rural speeds to slow urban ones, such as when entering a village. But should rural speeds be so fast in the first place?

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