Originally Posted by velogirl
Washington, DC
bike, bus, Metro, ZipCar/Flexcar, and Avis for those longer trips.
I rarely use the family car (better half must have it for work)
DC has been striping bike lanes as it repaves streets. Last summer I noticed they've even installed a
full lane as bike and bus only. Along 7th street near the MCI center. If the police would enforce the
rule they'd be a welcome addition. I'd love to see these on all the state named avenues at least.
I'm not sure of the proper behaviour when a bus comes along- I usually find an place to let the
bigger vehicle pass since if I inconvenience a bus I'm slowing 20 or so people. When a car tries to use
the lane I just hog the middle since it is my space. 7th street is so jammed that cars make better
time following a slow bike than staying in their lanes. DC has a long way to go but some things are
getting better.