Couple berate cyclist for reporting illegaly-parked van
11-28-13, 03:22 PM
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Unfortunately, salmon cyclists have more "skin" in the game, and seldom do I see many repeat salmoning cyclists in my locale, illegal parking motorists have little or no "skin" in the game and generally will continually to park illegally until they get tired of paying parking fines and/or going to court.
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Well-designed bike lanes address some of those issues, if not all. For instance, they can build bike lanes right by the curb, designate the parking spots outside them, and separate them from the bike lanes with a low concrete wall with enough space to prevent passenger dooring.
The previous poster, Katsrevenge wrote that she expects bike lanes to take cyclists OUT of traffic, period; bike lanes apparently built to a standard suitable for bicyclists unable or unwilling to handle ANY interaction with motorized traffic or parked vehicles.
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The previous poster, Katsrevenge wrote that she expects bike lanes to take cyclists OUT of traffic, period; bike lanes apparently built to a standard suitable for bicyclists unable or unwilling to handle ANY interaction with motorized traffic or parked vehicles.
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I agree that some bike lanes are better designs than others but the designs you mentioned are not likely to be installed in (m)any heavily trafficked streets in urban U.S. And NONE, no matter how built or at any cost, are going to deliver bicyclists into some traffic free Nirvana.
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Goes to show how long ago it is that I read Peter Pan...
I don't think any bike lane would give cyclists 100% protection against motorists, either. I hope I didn't give you the impression that I do.
I agree that some bike lanes are better designs than others but the designs you mentioned are not likely to be installed in (m)any heavily trafficked streets in urban U.S. And NONE, no matter how built or at any cost, are going to deliver bicyclists into some traffic free Nirvana.
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Urban bike lane cyclists are not isolated from interactions with motor vehicles and cannot be protected by righteous indignation at the sight of a motor vehicle nearby or crossing bike lane paint....
...If cyclists expect to be isolated from motorized traffic they should seek bike trails through the woods to nowhere.
...If cyclists expect to be isolated from motorized traffic they should seek bike trails through the woods to nowhere.
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