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Re:After Spike in Deaths, New York to Get 250 Miles of Prote... by pedantsamaritan on Monday October 28, 2019 @10:25PM (#21383775)
Here's a list of this year's deaths with links to details: https://patch.com/new-york/new-york-city/these-14-cyclists-d...
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Re:After Spike in Deaths, New York to Get 250 Miles of Prote... by ptaipale on Tuesday October 29, 2019 @01:07AM (#21384375)
Interesting, thanks.

It doesn't say it directly, but it appears that heavy vehicles turning (right) at an intersection are a relatively common setup for fatalities. Unfortunately separate bike lanes don't help there.

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Re:After Spike in Deaths, New York to Get 250 Miles of Prote... by pedantsamaritan on Tuesday October 29, 2019 @10:54AM (#21387821)
For turning specifically, NYC has been installing a variation of http://www.protectedintersection.com/ along with protected lanes recently. For example, 12th and 13th St has "turn traffic calming" (https://www1.nyc.gov/html/dot/downloads/pdf/12th-st-13th-st-..., slide 4)
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