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[[File:13-06-27-rotterdam-by-RalfR-25.jpg|thumb|A protected intersection in [[Rotterdam]] in the [[Netherlands]]. A safe way to cross the road on a [[bicycle]].]]

This type of [[intersection (road)|intersection]] has for decades been used in the bike-friendly [[Netherlands]], and [[Denmark]]. An alternative philosophy, design for [[vehicular cycling]], encourages having bike lanes simply disappear, or "drop", at intersections, forcing riders to merge into traffic like a vehicle operator ahead of the intersection in order to avoid the risk of a ''right-hook'' collision, when a right turning motorist collides with a through moving cyclist. Design policies which do not allow the cyclist to remain separated through the intersection have come under increasing scrutiny in recent years as notcausing beingdifficulties inclusivefor toless capable riders of all abilities,<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Dill|first1=Jennifer|last2=McNeil|first2=Nathan|date=2016-01-01|title=Revisiting the Four Types of Cyclists: Findings from a National Survey|url=https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.3141/2587-11|journal=Transportation Research Record|volume=2587|pages=90–99|language=en|doi=10.3141/2587-11|s2cid=114945037}}</ref> leading to lower overall ridership and sidewalk riding,<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Prospect Park West Traffic Calming and Bicycle Path Page 12|url=https://www1.nyc.gov/html/dot/downloads/pdf/2012_ppw_trb2012.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Designing for All Ages and Abilities. Page 2|url=https://nacto.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/NACTO_Designing-for-All-Ages-Abilities.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=NACTO}}</ref> and being less safe.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Buehler|first1=Ralph|last2=Pucher|first2=John|date=2021-01-02|title=The growing gap in pedestrian and cyclist fatality rates between the United States and the United Kingdom, Germany, Denmark, and the Netherlands, 1990–2018|journal=Transport Reviews|volume=41|issue=1|pages=48–72|doi=10.1080/01441647.2020.1823521|s2cid=225108005|issn=0144-1647|doi-access=free}}</ref>

Other countries and jurisdictions where they were not previously common are beginning to install, and/or incorporate into standard details, protected intersections with varying degrees of similarity to those in the Netherlands,<ref name="PI evolution" /> including the UK city of [[Manchester]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Manchester's 'Cyclops' junction reaches major milestone|url=https://www.smartcitiesworld.net/news/news/manchesters-cyclops-junction-reaches-major-milestone-5383|access-date=2021-02-13|website=Smart Cities World|language=En}}</ref> Australian city of [[Melbourne]],<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-05-06|title=Melbourne's First Protected Intersection|url=https://bikemelbourne.org/2020/05/melbournes-first-protected-intersection/|access-date=2021-02-13|website=Melbourne Bicycle User Group|language=en-AU}}</ref> over two dozen U.S. locations,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Protected intersection inventory - updated 8/2017|url=https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1eu0cjAaTP7jLRhF61UYKuK2bH18vqBDrpzx1AxvFDoc/edit?usp=embed_facebook|access-date=2021-02-13|website=Google Docs|language=en-US}}</ref> including in [[Austin, Texas|Austin]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Protected Bike Lanes {{!}} AustinTexas.gov|url=https://www.austintexas.gov/page/protected-bike-lanes|access-date=2021-02-13|website=www.austintexas.gov}}</ref> [[Boston]],<ref>{{cite web|title=FOUR U.S. CITIES ARE RACING TO OPEN THE COUNTRY'S FIRST PROTECTED INTERSECTION|url=http://www.peopleforbikes.org/blog/entry/four-u.s.-cities-are-racing-to-open-the-countrys-first-protected-intersecti|access-date=10 July 2015|website=People for Bikes}}</ref> [[Chicago]],<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-07-28|title=A Look at Chicago's New Intersection Design Where Two Bikeways Cross Paths Downtown|url=https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2017/07/28/a-look-at-chicagos-new-intersection-design-where-two-bikeways-cross-paths-downtown/|access-date=2021-02-13|website=Streetsblog New York City|language=en-US}}</ref> [[Davis, California|Davis]], [[Pittsburgh]],<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-08-10|title=URA Proposes City's First Protected Intersections|url=https://bikepgh.org/2018/08/10/ura-proposes-citys-first-protected-intersections/|access-date=2021-02-13|website=BikePGH|language=en-US}}</ref> [[Salt Lake City]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Why Salt Lake City Chose to Build the First Protected Intersection for Bicycling in the U.S.|url=http://www.citylab.com/commute/2015/05/why-salt-lake-city-chose-to-build-the-first-protected-intersection-for-bicycling-in-the-us/392702/|newspaper=Bloomberg.com|date=8 May 2015 |access-date=10 July 2015}}</ref> [[San Diego]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=County of San Diego Active Transportation Plan Toolbox PDF Page 25|url=https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/dam/sdc/pds/advance/activetransportationplan/AppendixB.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref> [[Seattle]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=BIKE INTERSECTION DESIGN. Seattle Right of Way Improvement Manual|url=https://streetsillustrated.seattle.gov/design-standards/bicycle/bike-intersection-design/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=City of Seattle.}}</ref> [[Silver Spring, Maryland|Silver Spring]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wtop.com/dc-transit/2019/08/montgomery-co-to-get-first-protected-intersection-on-the-east-coast/ |title=Montgomery Co. to get first 'protected intersection' on the East Coast |date=3 August 2019 |publisher=[[WTOP-FM]] |access-date=2020-02-08}}</ref> [[Jersey City, New Jersey|Jersey City]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=PDF Page 102. Let's Ride JC Bikeway Design Guide|url=https://jerseycitynj.gov/UserFiles/Servers/Server_6189660/File/Community/Transportation/BikewayDesignGuide.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Streetfilms {{!}} Jersey City's Quick Build Bike Network|url=https://www.streetfilms.org/jersey-citys-quick-build-bike-network/|access-date=2021-02-13|language=en-US}}</ref> and Canadian cities [[Ottawa]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=Marier|first=Jean-Sébastien|date=July 31, 2019|title=City of Ottawa to implement more 'protected intersections'|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ottawa-new-intersection-design-bikes-pedestrians-1.5231526|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=CBC}}</ref> [[Vancouver]], and [[Waterloo, Ontario|Waterloo]].