Description
The wheel stop and stanchion hazards between the through lanes and right only lanes on n/b 101 approaching Chesterfield have caused two recent bike crashes On nov 2 2020 a cyclist looked back to see a car he heard and ran into a wheel stop which took him down Fortunately no serious injuries On Dec 10 another cyclist apparently in a similar situation did sustain fractures There was an ambulance
Please remove these hazards from the middle of the roadway where they are unexpected and are causing cyclists to crash
Photo by witness Lorraine Gruber
9 Comments
City of Encinitas (Registered User)
Encinitas Biker (Registered User)
A Concerned Citizen (Registered User)
Closed Encinitas Engineering (Registered User)
express your concerns regarding bike and pedestrian safety along Coast
Highway. Our Traffic team will continue to analyze the current conditions
in an effort to make Coast Highway as safe as possible for all modes of
transportation. Please feel free to reach out to us at
traffic@encinitasca.gov with any additional comments.
Reopened calntvs (Registered User)
christiandflores (Registered User)
I seriously crashed into one of these months ago at night before they were even painted. Luckily i was riding a scooter and was able to jump off safely.
The city needs to do something about streetsweeping the sand off the bike travel pavement though.
Serge I (Registered User)
A Concerned Citizen (Registered User)
Closed City of Encinitas (Registered User)