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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't think having 4 lanes down CT is about driving faster, it is about traffic moving smoothly, fewer bottlenecks making commutes shorter.  I live in DC and would hate this lane change proposal.  Accidents whether the lanes change or not will never be zero.[/quote]

The reversible lanes ARE dangerous, and I say that as someone who relies on them. But you don't have to get rid of them to make it safer: just provide MUCH better signage and lighting to clarify the traffic pattern, and enforce penalties for those who ride in the wrong lane. I've been doing this commute for 15 years, and a small but sizeable proportion of the people who are riding in the "wrong" lane actually know what they're doing and are just trying to get a jump on traffic. I doubt DC residents are going to be much happier with the chaos that would emerge if the 3/3 split was maintained 24/7 - drivers will find alternative routes through neighborhoods as well as Beach Drive/Rock Creek Parkway. Not exactly good for bikers either. [/quote]

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