Bike Lane Needed At Traffic Calming Circles

Category: Bicycle-Specific Issues & Suggested Improvements

Both the traffic calming circles on Hanover Parkway are pretty scary to bicycle. They need bike lanes or some other method to allow bicylists to safely get on the traffic circles. When you approach the first circle coming from the post office and going to Good Luck Road, you run out of the breakdown lane area abruptly on the right side. This forces you into the traffic lane. I use this road to bike to work, and find that vehicle traffic will often not allow me to get in lane to use the traffic circle (some people will try to pass me and force me to the right.) I use hand signals to let motorists know I wish to move into the traffic lane. Reactions vary, sometimes I'm shown great courtesy, at other times I'm ignored.