From the Custis to the bike lanes, I’ll do one of four things. If the light for Wakefield is green (i.e. Fairfax is red), I cross at Wakefield. I make sure I am not getting in the way of any traffic at Wakefield.
If not, I continue on the sidewalk to the second driveway (being careful about cars in the driveway not expecting a bike on the sidewalk.) If the westbound traffic on Fairfax is clear, I turn onto eastbound Fairfax from the driveway. I’ll stop in the middle of Fairfax for eastbound traffic.
If there is a steady flow of westbound traffic on Fairfax, I’ll proceed on the sidewalk to Glebe. If the traffic light has southbound Glebe stopped (even with the left arrow to eastbound Fairfax lit, I’ll take the crosswalk halfway across the southbound lanes and wait for the green arrow to turn left on Fairfax.
If southbound Glebe is moving, I’ll take the crosswalk across Fairfax and stop at the bike lane and wait for the green as eastbound Fairfax traffic.
This area is a dangerous design. The bike path puts you not only on a sidewalk, but a sidewalk in the opposite direction of traffic. Be very careful of drivers not seeing where you are, because you may be in a place that from their perspective they would never expect you.
