- Several vehicles have struck Atlanta’s protected bike lane barriers in recent weeks.
- The crashes appear linked to driver error rather than the barriers themselves.
- Ironically, the impacts may demonstrate the barriers are serving their intended purpose.
American roads are safer this year than in years past, at least for everyone except cyclists. Atlanta is trying to close that gap with protected bike lanes, and drivers seem to be struggling with them. One after another has crashed into the infrastructure over the past few weeks, including a recent incident where what looks like a Toyota Corolla sedan ended up beached on a barrier with two wheels in the air.
Rather than exposing a flaw in the design, the pileup of mishaps may show exactly why these barriers exist in the first place. That, at least, is what the engineers are hinting at.
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