Originally Posted by
wipekitty
My major issue is a lack of road maintenance. I've noticed that bike lanes (and parking lanes) on arterial streets do not get maintained, which results in a very narrow right lane. Side streets get scraped (not salted), and this is done overnight - which can make for an interesting riding experience if it snows during the day.
I encountered that during yesterday's commute as well. In the morning riding down the centre of the road is not so much a problem, though I do have a rear-mirror to see traffic coming behind me, but there's not much option in the afternoon ride. There is much more traffic. The problem with this week's snowfall was that the temperature was so low that none of it melted with road salt.