Dillingham Haggblom
dillinghamhaggblom@yahoo.com
Impressions from living in a 2400 strong rural Alaskan town on the north shore of Nushagak Bay.
Loose Horns—08/26/10
Way home—EGV 931, small green wagon, honked at me as it passed at mile 1.2. This same vehicle also honked I think it was two evenings ago, but at the time there was a lot of pedestrian traffic on the sidewalk, with some pedestrians waving to the honking driver, so I believed that the driver was honking at them. However, last night, there were no pedestrians on the sidewalk at this time, so the honks were definitely for me.
From the Alaska Drivers Manual (page 61)—UNNECESSARY USE OF HORN—Audible signal devices may not be used unless necessary to assure safe operation.
Fun traffic facts: Each motorized vehicle lane is 12 feet wide on the Lake Road, from mile 0 at the intersection with Kanakanak Road to mile 4.7, the intersection with Waskey Road. From mile 4.7 to mile 19 (the end at Aleknagik), each motorized vehicle lane is 11 feet wide. The average passenger vehicle is less than 6 feet wide.
So, unless I am 6 feet wide on my bike (which, if I keep riding, that day will never come), there’s plenty of room for both of us, as we follow the rules of the road.
