Crap cycle lanes
10-24-09, 09:43 AM
#1
Senior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Merrick, NY
Posts: 822
Bikes: 2009 Mercier Galaxy (custom build), 2008 Argon 18 Mercury
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Crap cycle lanes
this was entertaining, hopefully not a repost
https://www.guardian.co.uk/environmen...ap-cycle-lanes
https://www.guardian.co.uk/environmen...ap-cycle-lanes
10-24-09, 09:54 AM
#2
"Per Ardua ad Surly"
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Kitchener, Ontario
Posts: 1,416
Bikes: Bianchi Specialissima, Mongoose Hilltopper ATB, Surly Cross-Check, Norco City Glide
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
My personal favourites have evil nasty wheel crushing potholes in them or are half covered with sewer grates and manhole covers.
10-24-09, 10:52 AM
#3
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Tampa/St. Pete, Florida
Posts: 9,352
Bikes: Specialized Hardrock Mountain (Stolen); Giant Seek 2 (Stolen); Diamondback Ascent mid 1980 - 1997
Mentioned: 4 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 62 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 3 Times
in
3 Posts
this was entertaining, hopefully not a repost
https://www.guardian.co.uk/environmen...ap-cycle-lanes
https://www.guardian.co.uk/environmen...ap-cycle-lanes
10-24-09, 11:10 AM
#4
Elitest Murray Owner
Join Date: Apr 2006
Posts: 2,657
Bikes: 1972 Columbia Tourist Expert III, Columbia Roadster
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 3 Times
in
2 Posts
There are a few bike lanes here in Savannah, that literally have trees growing in them.
And it's not any better for car drivers, I know of at least one location where a tree's trunk is taking up nearly half of the lane (luckily, they did not decide to put a cycle lane on that street).
And it's not any better for car drivers, I know of at least one location where a tree's trunk is taking up nearly half of the lane (luckily, they did not decide to put a cycle lane on that street).
10-24-09, 11:46 AM
#5
Observer
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Portland, Oregon
Posts: 62
Bikes: 2000 LeMond Buenos Aires
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
There is a bicycle lane on one of my routes to work that directs cyclists to the right of a right turn lane.
10-24-09, 12:22 PM
#6
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Tampa/St. Pete, Florida
Posts: 9,352
Bikes: Specialized Hardrock Mountain (Stolen); Giant Seek 2 (Stolen); Diamondback Ascent mid 1980 - 1997
Mentioned: 4 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 62 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 3 Times
in
3 Posts
10-24-09, 01:58 PM
#7
Banned
Join Date: Jun 2009
Posts: 4,788
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 2 Times
in
2 Posts
It's typical -- put together B.S. and call it a bike lane, and when the nonsense is brought to official attention, they can say, "Hey, we provided it -- what do you want, a whole lane to yourselves?" It's a demonstration of how low we are on the food chain.
