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Seems like bike lanes are being added to Brooklyn every day. Last week, a few Slope streets got new ones, including Sackett and Lincoln.


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  1. Actually, car drivers often DON’T know the rules of the road any more than bike riders do. I was hit by a car in an intersection in Park Slope – I had the right of way, the car was turning left and should have waited for me to pass straight through the intersection (would have if I were in a car, but many cars assume that they ALWAYS have the right of way over a bike just because they are bigger). It was a clear sunny day – with little traffic – visibility was great. Luckily, I saw her coming at me and managed to get mostly out of the way before being hit – I couldn’t stop fast enough because I was riding down the slope. The experience certainly changed my view of riding in the city, and I always was a very defensive rider (who followed the traffic rules) before that.

    If bike lanes make cars more aware that they share the road with bikes, great. But I’m afraid they will make bikers feel more safe, when they aren’t. Cars will still hit them, even in bike lanes.

  2. “Also, bxgirl, your idiocy continues to astound me on a daily basis.”

    Well since your IQ is in the low double digits, it doesn’t take much to astound you- shiny things probably do it too. You repeat this every day, and every day I have to remind myself that I must be patient with those who don’t have the mental and emotional resources to function well in society.

  3. I was riding my bike in Park Slope recently, and a DOB truck tried to run my off the road (despite being in the bike lane), proceeded to berate me and spit at me. Thanks NYC!

    Also, bxgirl, your idiocy continues to astound me on a daily basis.