Andy Clarke: Current: "Bicycle travel is not limited to bikeways." Replace with: "The majority of bicycling will take place on ordinary roads with no dedicated space for bicyclists"
Sharon Todd: Replace "bikeways" with "bike paths" in the following: "Bicycle travel is not limited to bikeways." Bikeways is a general term.
Bill Feldman: delete "new" from 1st paragraph, 2nd sentence as follows: The purpose of this guide is to provide information on the development of new facilities to enhance and encourage safe bicycle travel. Comment: The word "new" connotes (to me) a bikeway when, in mist cases a bikeway would not be the facility of choice.
John Forester: The AASHTO Guide states the purposes of its three principal physical products, bike routes, bike lanes, and bike paths. However, at no time does it mention the purpose by which bikeway systems are promoted: "making cycling safe." I introduce accident reduction here specifically because the AASHTO Guide doesn't mention it. The most important misconception that was involved in the AASHTO Guide was the unacknowledged one that bikeways would make cycling significantly safer than lawful, competent cycling on normal roadways. There is no reasonable doubt that bikeways have failed to achieve what the public and various interested parties have always believed to be their most important purpose, significant reduction of accidents to cyclists, specifically to make cycling on bikeways safer than lawful, competent cycling on normal roadways. (Note: this statement is digested from a lengthy discussion, included in the author's letter; see attached)
Andy Clarke: Nothing on incorporating bicyclists' needs into other projects; impact of common highway designs on bicyclists.
Andy Clarke: Liability? Should be a major section drawing on Bike Fed book and work of Williams, Burden, Sorton, et al.
Andy Clarke: 1st paragraph, 3rd sentence: Add "and motorists" to the following: "Bicycle safety education and training, bicycle use encouragement, and the application of the Rules of the Road as they pertain to bicyclists and motorists should all be combined with facilities"
Sharon Todd: Because many planners depend on the AASHTO Guide and are without the benefit of the Green Book, it should be able to stand on its own. To do so, the Guide must be expanded in scope and detail. The current Guide is 40 pages - expansion to 80 pages would not be too much.
Sharon Todd: Sample source of other elements (e.g. education) mentioned could be in appendix.
Bicycle
Rick Knapp: I'd suggest inclusion of tricycle, as it has become an important mode of transportation for the elderly, and they are generally permitted on bikeways.
Glenn Grigg: The definition does not speak to uni-cycles, tri-cycles, etc. The California vehicle code definition is as follows: "A bicycle is a device upon which any person may ride, propelled exclusively by human power through a belt, chain, or gears, and having one or more wheels."
Don Lund: The definition of bicycle should include "three-wheelers."
AASHTO: Revised definition: A vehicle having two tandem wheels, either of which is more than 16: in diameter or having three wheels in contact with the ground any of which is more than 16" in diameter, propelled solely by human power
Bicycle Facilities
Rick Knapp: I'd suggest including showers and lockers.
Bicycle Lane
Rick Knapp: Throughout, the Guide refers to the MUTCD, which it should. However, in referring to the MUTCD, I noticed a disturbing definition of a bike lane in section 9A. It indicates that a bike lane is "distinguished from the portion of the roadway for motor vehicle traffic by a paint stripe, curb, or similar device." This seems to be a hold-over from some ancient bike lane definitions, when it was thought appropriate to install curbs, dikes, or other barriers, between the traffic lane and a bike lane. As part of this effort, changes should be sought to the MUTCD where inconsistent with the Guide and/or inappropriate given current knowledge.
Bikeway
Sharon Todd: Add "A generic term which denotes..." to the following: "Any road, path, or way which in some manner is..."
Curb lane
Ken Buckeye: Definition for curb lane should be included.
Highway
Rick Knapp: The definition appears synonymous with "right of way." I'd suggest deletion of reference to right of way in the highway definition to be consistent with usage throughout.
Roadway
Bill Feldman: Original language: "The portion of the highway, including shoulders, for vehicle use." Comment: In New Jersey, "roadway" is defined as the travel lanes and "highway" is defined as whatever is within the R.O.W. Check to see if these definitions are consistent with those generally used by AASHTO.
Shoulder
Ken Buckeye: Definition for shoulder should be included; suggested language: "That part of a highway which is contiguous to the regularly traveled portion of the highway and is on the same level as the highway; the shoulder may be pavement, gravel, or earth."
Sharon Todd: Definition of shoulder should be included.