Roadside rumble strips might be helpful to vehicle traffic on the open road, but they can be annoying and dangerous to people riding bicycles.That's why three bicycling advocacy groups are publicly thanking the Federal Highway Administration for issuing guidelines this month to advise crews to consider bicyclists when installing the strips.
The statement was issued by Adventure Cycling Association, Alliance for Biking and Walking and the League of American Bicyclists.
The three had been seeking changes to road design rules that resulted in rumble strips that had created hazardous conditions for cyclists.
The photo above shows a length of Biking Across Kansas this year where bicyclists ...
Source: http://www.bikingbis.com/blog/_archives/2011/11/29/4949175.html
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