Share the RoadSurvey public meeting

August 16th Portsmouth, NH

Manual for Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) Guidelines

Section 2C.60 SHARE THE ROAD Plaque (W16-1P)Option:01 In situations where there is a need to warn drivers to watch for other slower forms of transportation traveling along the highway, such as bicycles, golf carts, horse-drawn vehicles, or farm machinery.

NHDOT Bicycle Warning Sign Policy

• Adopted in 2004

• Defines conditions under which Share the Road signs or other bicycle warning signs will be installed

• Stresses that Share the Road signs should not be used for general awareness raising, but to mark specific hazards

• Examples include abrupt narrowing of shoulder width, intersections of roadways with multi-use paths

• Prioritizes designated state bicycle routes

• NHDOT has lacked funding for site identification

• Route network defined through public process in 1999-2001. Updated in 2007.

• Goal of identifying safest available bicycle routes among communities.

• Roads analyzed based on traffic volume, shoulder width, and shortest travel distance.

• Roads with favorable balance of low traffic volume and adequate shoulder width identified on route map.

• In some cases the best route between two communities has been identified as a State Bike Route, but still has safety problems.

New Hampshire State Bicycle Routes

New Hampshire State Bicycle Routes

Portsmouth Inset

Seacoast Route Map

●Site location●Description●Frequency of use●Perceived seriousness of hazard●General demographic information

●Experience●Age●Gender●Riding locations

The Survey

Contacts and Outreach

●BWANH email list●Nor' East Cycling Club●Granite State Wheelmen●Seacoast Area Bicycle Routes (SABR)●Bicycle shops●AMC Young Members●Public libraries●Bookstores●Coffee shops/cafes●Farmers Markets

●Provided RPC with base map of the RPC boundary●Custom map allows anybody to pinpoint a location, no registration needed●User can add comments or upload photo's of the area●Organize problem locations onto one page for easy viewing●Option to edit locations and provide feedback once Share the Road signs are placed●Provides information on popular problem spots with “I want this fixed too option”

RPC and Your Data

● Compile survey and meeting input on hazard locations.● Initial prioritization of site visits based on frequency of

citation and perceived seriousness of hazard.

• Identify best possible sites to visit.

• Visit site taking GPS reading, photographs, written assessment, and other logistical information.

• Compile data into top problem locations and submit inventory forms to NHDOT or relevant municipality.

ExamplesExeter Road, HamptonNH1A, Little Boars Head

ExamplesNH1A, North Hampton

Responses To Date●Grouping of data points in the New Castle and Exeter area

●Some response with only SeeClickFix, others used that and in addition filled out survey responses

●Most responders only filled in one problem location

●15% of respondents are female

●86% identify themselves as experienced frequent cyclists

●Portsmouth, Exeter, Rye, Durham and coastal southern Maine are top riding areas

Sample Responses

Sample Responses

Questions, Comments?