Originally Posted by
lukasz
I mean why make a lane for bicycles and one for pedestrians if they're both walking?
If you go over the Williamsburg you'll see a properly marked path - center dividing line, and it's clearly marked - bikes stay to the right, peds to the left. That means you and the pedestrians see each other as you approach.
The problem with the QBB is it is marked Bikes on one side, peds on the other - I agree, this is a stupendously stupid arrangement, clearly dreamt up by someone who has never biked over a bridge.
The first time I ever used the path I was heading west from Queens to Manhattan, and, against my better judgment, I obeyed the painted bike man and stayed to the left - and was very quickly screamed at by a descending cyclist to move the f*** over to my right. I still see newbies in the "bike" lane heading west - bad news. It's very confusing and an accident waiting to happen - about as dangerous as the type of inconsiderate moronic riders I mention in my previous post.