Here a Door , There a Door, everywhere a Door Door

"People have been injured and even killed by riding in what is ostensibly a ‘safe’ space. Suddenly a door opens in front of them and they either have to swerve into motor traffic or hit the door itself."
imagePhoto: Joshua Hart

San Fransisco Streetsblog, by Joshua Hart states that "getting ‘doored’ is the single most common cause of injury by motor vehicle users to people riding bikes in San Francisco."

This concerns me as the picture could just as easily be in Baltimore as San Fransisco. Elsewhere on the net center lane placement of Sharrows are being discussed. Why? Glad you asked (slides by Dan Gutierrez.)
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Solutions may look like this:
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by B' Spokes

Like most people I live a hectic life and who has the time for much exercise? Thanks to xtracycle now I do. By using my bike for daily activities I can get things done and get an hour plus work out in 15 minutes extra of my time, not a bad deal and beats taking the extra time going to the gym. In case you are still having trouble being motivated; the National Center of Disease Control says that inactivity is the #2 killer in the United States just behind smoking. ( http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/bb_nutrition/ ) Get out there and start living life! I can carry home a full shopping cart of groceries, car pool two kids or just get lost in the great outdoors camping for a week. Well I got go, another outing this weekend.
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Where is this sharrow in Philadelphia? AD
The looks a NJ Shore town, not Philadelphia
I really have no other information then what's on the slide.
Ah, Salt Lake City recently installed a green lane down a regular main lane to indicate a shared lane. Did I say lane enough? My photos: One, Two, Three.
The sharrow pictured is in Ocean City NJ on Haven Avenue. It is our Bike Blvd. Come and enjoy!
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