Originally Posted by
graytotoro
That's a bit unrealistic as it would make certain maneuvers impossible for motorists.
Frankly, the biggest beef I have is with people emptying lawn waste into the bike lane. Yes. Riding through grass clippings isn't so bad; the part that sucks is having to stop because you have a stick jammed all up into your rear derailleur.
I should have explained what I meant by a 3" curb better. The curbs that we have in California are gradually sloping and not the hard 90 deg curbs that most of the rest of the country sees. It would be more like a hump that can be driven over slowly but at speed will definately cause the driver to notice.
I also hate it when people dump their yard waste or place their garbage cans in the bike lane. It forces me to have to go around them and into the car traffic which is dangerous. It is also bad when people or the city let their trees get so overgrown that the branches block the bike lane again forcing cyclists into the traffic.