Evidence That Split-Phase Signals Are Safer Than Mixing Zones for Bike Lanes

by David Meyer, Streets Blog

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The data suggest that pedestrians, cyclists, and motor vehicle occupants all get a clear safety benefit from split-phase signals, however. Even if split-phase signals aren’t included in the first iteration of a project to ensure timely implementation, it should be standard practice to retrofit existing protected bike lanes with them over time. More injuries and deaths will be prevented, and more people will feel safe biking on city streets.

http://www.streetsblog.org/2016/01/25/evidence-that-split-phase-signals-are-safer-than-mixing-zones-for-bike-lanes/

[B' Spokes: I'll note when I lived in NYC the [protected] bike lanes with "mixing areas" were a PIA I would take the lane to avoid getting right hooked and boy did the taxi cabs and a few drivers really get upset. But with a separate phase for turning vehicles no issues what so ever.]