The Sanctity of Bike Lanes?
This police van’s complete disregard for the bicycle lane on Ashland Place last week got us wondering about what the law says about the sanctity of bike lanes. Anyone know?
This police van’s complete disregard for the bicycle lane on Ashland Place last week got us wondering about what the law says about the sanctity of bike lanes. Anyone know?
I’d like to start some sort of guerrilla campaign with stickers that read BIKE LANE, that people can slap onto the windows of double parked cars. Like a smaller version of the Sanitation Department stickers they use. Something that isn’t permanently harmful, but enough of a pain in the ass to possibly discourage double parking.
glf you are an idiot. You are advocating breaking the law. That is why bikers are a menace. You have no idea what they are doing. They don’t seem to have any rules. Also learn how to spell.
Bikers are a hazard. One almost ran into my door and arm when I was getting out of my car. Ban bikes on city streets.
Honus– Your point is well taken on passing red lights. That’s not what I meant to say. I was describing that line of cars waiting at a read light, into which line the driver raced, while the cyclist goes up the right side, past all the waiting cars all the way to the intersection.
Just to add another point about respect: honking. You ever been on a bike and had somebody get up right behind you and honk their horn? It can scare the hell out of you if you weren’t expecting it, and I’ve seen it cause accidents. And you know what a lot of drivers do after scaring the crap out of a cyclist? They laugh.
From a cyclist’s point of view, it’s the entitlement that drivers seem to feel when behind the wheel. TO go fast. To do what they want. To double park and cross the yellow line. Well guess what? The taxes paid to build that road came out of the cyclist’s pocket too. That’s what sharing the road is about.
Finally, how amusing that littering makes you mad. How about littering the atmosphere with carbon dioxide and sulfur and the other things that come out of your tailpipe?
Honus: If by “respect” you mean that you don’t have to like bikers, fine. I don’t care who you like, as long as you respect *the law* and obey it–meaning, among other things, staying out of bike lanes and recognizing that bikes have the same legal right to be on the road that cars do.
12:01 – tha’s what’s wrong with the stupd minivans when they first came out. They only had a rear passenger on one side as if Chrysler et al had never seen a one way street.
You should really get rid of that 20 year old car (for the safety of your family) and get a newer minivan with doors on both side. You can lease one for $50 a month.
Just yesterday biking home I got a “get on the sidewalk where you belong” from a Keyspan driver. I don’t do it, but if I were riding on the sidewalk I’d get a “get on the street where you belong”…see, the problem is cyclists are the unwanted step children of NY.
But to defend anonymous above. Bikes are allowed to take the lane (at their own risk) in front of the vehicle, regardless of speed. If bikes share the road, then cars have to wait. But of course, if you’re a good cyclist, you’ll get ahead of the cars at the light (yes, going thru it. It is the safest way to ride in traffic.. cycling 101: get ahead of the vehicles).
^^^and I’ll bet said ped had a cell phone stuck in their ear.
anon. 2:40’s attitude seems typical of cyclists. You admit to running red lights (“the pokey cyclist goes right by”) and then you complain about pedestrians not obeying “walk/don’t walk” signs. the fact that you can’t see the hypocrisy there speaks volumes.