Lime Green Bike Lanes: Garish or Gorgeous?
The Department of Transportation is testing colors that would make bike lanes more visible to motorists, and they started with a strip of green in Brooklyn Heights — on Henry Street between Clark and Montague. Folks are already debating this color choice on StreetsBlog, where some are calling it “Gorgeous!” and others are calling it…
The Department of Transportation is testing colors that would make bike lanes more visible to motorists, and they started with a strip of green in Brooklyn Heights — on Henry Street between Clark and Montague. Folks are already debating this color choice on StreetsBlog, where some are calling it “Gorgeous!” and others are calling it “insane lime-neon green.” We’re all for bike safety, but we think that a more muted color could still stand out against the pavement — and might be more appropriate for brownstone-lined blocks. Can somebody call Benjamin Moore and let him know that there’s a demand for street paint in the soft tones of his Historical Colors collection? —KZ
High-Visibility Bike Lanes in Brooklyn [StreetsBlog]
Colorful Lane Could Keep Bikers Safer [Brooklyn Daily Eagle]
Photo by McBrooklyn
urbny, see what I mean?
Look at biker and cyclistgal’s responses. They both disobey traffic laws.
Granted I jay walk but I can’t recall any occassion where I have broken the law in a (zip)car.
I’ll consider obeying some of the rules when i get more respect from motorists.
I cycle to the city 2-4 days a week.
Many drivers (cabs, forget it) don’t even understand that bikes have a right to be on the road.
I’m fine with the color! Anything that helps cars notice they’re not supposed to drive in the bike lane is great. Muted colors clash less but really, brighter colors are more noticeable and are likely to last longer.
saw it yesterday…thought there was some oddly timed St. Patrick’s Day bike fest this weekend! As such, I really think car drivers will look at it and think that there is no parade, so I can drive on it. New color please…perhaps some dotted yellow lines as well
Why can’t the police simply ticket cyclists who fail to obey the traffic law. There are so many nowadays. It would be a significant new revenue stream for the city, thus ample incentive, will make cyclist more conscious of road rules and make the streets safer for everyone.
Do cyclists object? If so, why?
If you want to read an article on riding in the city
http://www.transalt.org/press/magazine/926NovDeccc/12-13streetwise.html
FatBikeMom you always ride with the traffic.
Colored bike lanes are a good experiment (garish colors exepted). Anything that increases motorists’ awareness of cyclists on the road is a good thing.
I very much like the type of bike lane they recently put on Carlton Avenue. The right side bike lane is a couple of feet out from the parking lane, AND there is a single white stripe demarking the left side parking lane. This design allows cyclists to keep away from the “door zone” and guides motorists along a clearly delineated, single, driving lane.
Fat Bike Mom, those are all really good questions, and I hope someone who knows the answers writes in. I have been wondering about the same things. I have been thinking about getting a bike, and realized I really don’t know the rules for riding in this city.
If anyone has answers, please write. No matter what color the bike lanes are, we need to know the rules of the road. It is rather typical that the city would go through all of this expense without spending a dime on education.
Yellow is the most visible color to the human eye. This a very yellow green, so, that may be their point.
However, why not just use actual yellow but in a more “earthy” tone (light mustard).
I have retouched the photo to try out a couple of options (I work with graphics). Can I upload it anywhere?