Crumble Shoulder Alert (Comments: 1)
Author: Richard DeSarra
Date: 23 October, 2008
Category: Richard DeSarra
A ‘crumble shoulder’ may be on a road shoulder near you soon.
Beware of a proposed paving technique by the NYS DOT that may be tested on NYS roads next year. Currently it is being called a ‘crumble shoulder.’
A portion of the shoulder to the right of the shoulder stripping is paved just like the roadway while the remainder of the shoulder is paved using a rough finish, similar to ‘chip seal’ paving.
New York Bicycle Coalition (NYBC) has many questions and concerns about the adoption of this new technique.
The proposed use of this course asphalt concerns NYBC because its widespread use by NYSDOT would compromise the quality of riding surfaces on hundreds of miles of some of our best roads for bicycling in the country.
Safety – use of this material will reduce the effective width of the shoulder, possibly forcing cyclists to ride in or near the vehicle travel lane.
Tourism – NYS has some of the best road shoulders in the country, an asset to promote bicycle tourism. Use of this material may be a step backwards in that regard.
NYBC will be corresponding with NYS DOT as they move forward with testing.
If you spot a test area let me know.
Richard DeSarra
rdscomm@rochester.rr.com.
Board member RBC & NYBC
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