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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


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  1. They should put up physical barriers so that it really is safe to ride on city streets. Ex-Mayor Koch wrote about this months ago, how he started off doing this on 5th Ave in lower Manhattan and then how he changed his mind because they looked silly at the time. And how he now wishes he kept them. It should be really safe to ride in the city not just a gentle color coded reminder for drivers who choose to ignore the bike lanes.

  2. yep well put biker/ped/driver from 1:09.

    As for 1:37, you still don’t get it do you? Maybe everyone has jaywalked in their life but the vast majority do not make a habit of it. It’s too dangerous.

    However, I see bikers breaking the laws all the time. I rarely see a law abiding biker but always see law abiging drivers and walkers.

    You haven’t asked me how I am as a biker BTW.

  3. “Bikers are demonized because most people haven’t ridden one in the city and are stuck in a suburban auto mindset. It’s not because we break the rules. It’s lack of understanding for why the rules are broken.”

    Sorry, this is just not true, although frankly I’m not even really sure what exactly you’re talking about. Car drivers are MUCH more law-abiding than many bike drivers, who seem to do whatever the hell they want and then complain about how the city never does anything to accomadate them. For instance I’ve rarely seen a car driver drive against traffic but I see bikers biking against traffic every single day. Also I’d have trouble imagining how someone would get hurt by a jaywalker, but I know people have been killed in the city by bikers booking down the side walk…

    I also dont get why biking is supposed to be so virtuous in a city that has about the best public transportation in the city.

  4. The color might set some folks teeth on edge, but I think that it will help to keep cyclists so much safer from traffic as the green bike lane can be clearly seen by motorists.

    9th Street is a bit confusing, and while it’s great that there are now bike lanes, those lanes aren’t as visible as the green lanes.

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