MM Path Stripe(ing)

[N44125]

Not sure of the correct spelling, anyway....

It appears that there is an extensive effort happening to install middle of the path reflectors and curb reflectors at all curves, bends, etc. I've noticed these at most of the MM Paths.

Why would we even consider stripe(ing) based on the above...waste of time, effort and $$$.

[zcaveman]

To keep drivers on the right side of the road? For some reason some cart drivers like the middle or the left side of the cart path.

The reflectors are good at night but mean nothing to some drivers in the day time.

Z

[Bryan]

They are technically and properly called Multi-Nodal Paths, but commonly called our Golf Cart Paths. We would want to center line stripe them, and possibly edge stripe them, for safety purposes and possibly for cost savings.

A study by the University of Iowa's Institute For Transportation found that there was a correlation between retroflective line striping and accident reduction on roadways. The Federal Highway Administration states line striping improves safety and prevents roadway departure crashes. The Manual On Uniform Traffic Control Devices states line stripping can help 'reduce head-on collisions and improve road safety'. Some industry studies show that proper line stripping can reduce accident frequency by 29% while a government study (Transport Research Report 1334) states that 'each dollar spent on pavement striping yields $60 in benefits'.

Why would we ever want to NOT stripe our multi-nodal paths?

[LndLocked]

They are technically and properly called Multi-Modal Paths .... but tks for pointing that out as calling them (along with the "Diamond Lanes") golf cart paths are a pet peeve of mine.

I too can not imagine why you would not support the relatively minor expense to stripe the Multi-Modal Paths.

[getdul981]

They are technically and properly called Multi-Nodal Paths,



REALLY? I thought it was modal not nodal.

[Bryan]

I am a 10-thumb typist and fairly inept at that. The dadgum "M" and "N" keys are right there, next to each other, at the bottom of the keyboard so maybe I made a typo. That's my story and I'm sticking to it!

If only 'modal' and 'modal' were not both valid words, my spell checker would have saved me.

I thought "diamond lane" typically referred to the painted lane 'carved' out of a regular roadway and were not a part of the great cart path striping debate. That debate (I mean 'discussion') only refers to our golf cart paths (see how I cleverly avoided the MM issue?), which are usually two way pathways.

[LndLocked]

I am a 10-thumb typist and fairly inept at that. The dadgum "M" and "N" keys are right there, next to each other, at the bottom of the keyboard so maybe I made a typo. That's my story and I'm sticking to it!

If only 'modal' and 'modal' were not both valid words, my spell checker would have saved me.

I thought "diamond lane" typically referred to the painted lane 'carved' out of a regular roadway and were not a part of the great cart path striping debate. That debate (I mean 'discussion') only refers to our golf cart paths (see how I cleverly avoided the MM issue?), which are usually two way pathways.

your thumb got in the way again :o

my ref to the Diamond Lane was in conjunction to my own personal pet peeve of people referring to both them and the MM paths as golf cart paths .... you are correct in that they are not part of the to mark or not to mark debate.

[getdul981]

I am a 10-thumb typist and fairly inept at that. The dadgum "M" and "N" keys are right there, next to each other, at the bottom of the keyboard so maybe I made a typo. That's my story and I'm sticking to it!

If only 'modal' and 'modal' were not both valid words, my spell checker would have saved me.

I thought "diamond lane" typically referred to the painted lane 'carved' out of a regular roadway and were not a part of the great cart path striping debate. That debate (I mean 'discussion') only refers to our golf cart paths (see how I cleverly avoided the MM issue?), which are usually two way pathways.

I thought you were serious about the "nodal" and I was wondering where that came from. Didn't realize that it was a typo, or I wouldn't have brought it up. Sorry. But I also have trouble with having too many thumbs sometimes. I usually click on the little box down there that says 'Preview Post", but that still doesn't guarantee that my thumbs don't over-ride my mind.