As I mentioned yesterday, bike paths can be a mixed blessing. This story just came out from Montreal today. A man was killed crossing one of the intersections along the green line, exactly a day after we traversed that same spot. I remember the signals being confusing at that particular intersection. We had a red light for no apparent reason since the rest of the traffic was stopped. Other cyclists were ignoring it and eventually Isabel proceeded, and I reluctantly followed her just as traffic started moving again. It was one of three times that I felt uneasy or confused along that route.
This was reportedly the third cycling fatality on Montreal Island this year. My feeling is that they really need to focus in those intersections. It must be clear what cyclists are expected to do, and those expectations must be reasonable (e.g. going far out of your way to hit a button every time you cross a street is not reasonable).
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