I thought of this thread the other day when I saw an office supply delivery truck parked in the bike lane at the pin drop. It was drizzling. The driver had a dolly with about 4-5 boxes on it. I scanned the area closely to see where a very conscientious driver might park to make the delivery. There was no reasonable option. As a cyclist I would have no problem going through the burden of safely moving around the parked vehicle. I don't understand why the guy should have to drive around for who knows how long looking for a place to park or park some distance away and deliver wet supplies to his customer. Thinking about the bigger picture, about 8 times more pedestrians are killed each year in the USA than are cyclists, so why is forcing him to push his dolly across 3-4 intersections or more a better solution than me going around?
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