bike lanes are not for cars.
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bike lanes are not for cars.
this is a first for us we were on our tandem.
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I've heard of cars making a goof on separated bike lane. You'd think all the green paint would be a clue, although once they turn in, there may not be any easy exit other than going straight. That car didn't appear to be driving unreasonably fast.
In other places I prefer simple painted bike paths with the idea that it works like a road shoulder, and a vehicle can intrude on the path when there aren't any bikes around.
In other places I prefer simple painted bike paths with the idea that it works like a road shoulder, and a vehicle can intrude on the path when there aren't any bikes around.
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there is a parking lot on the left and the dividers have gaps for cars to cross. no none of the traffic that street is fast as its closed a little ways ahead.
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i think the beeping was supposed to censor the profanity...
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Obviously the OP is not in NYC. This is everyday occurrence. Taxi's regularly use bike lanes in Manhattan, it's a running joke, you get so used to it you forget to curse out the idiots.
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Not enough profanity.
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That wasn't a few cusswords. The tandem rider blasphemed the holy name of Jesus Christ. The driver of the car didn't apparently do anything as foul as that. This bicyclist demonstrated low character. What I heard was carelessness, impulsiveness, and irresponsibility, on the part of the video maker. I'm not surprised that a person of such character showed moodiness and irritability when dealing with a small problem because they often have trouble coping with even minor challenges. However, it is important to note that personality traits are not fixed or absolute. People can change and improve their character over time by learning from their mistakes, seeking feedback, developing self-awareness, and practicing positive habits. Of course, the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
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It is bad to have a car in the bike lane. It is also sad to have only one bike in the bike lane. We all should work harder to encourage more people to bike and practice active transportation.
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this is a fairly busy bike lane but it was later on Saturday so not used as much. most people are on the sidewalk along the rider that day.
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Profanity is the linguistic crutch of the inarticulate !@$%^#*&<?/#*. (I will admit I can use some salty language too).
I've seen cars on a MUP before which I figure was due to someone unfamiliar with the area and the GPS telling them to turn right in X amount of feet. I'd give the driver of this car the benefit of the doubt as it looks like this may be the case.
I've seen cars on a MUP before which I figure was due to someone unfamiliar with the area and the GPS telling them to turn right in X amount of feet. I'd give the driver of this car the benefit of the doubt as it looks like this may be the case.
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Did the video get deleted I don’t see it
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I'll bet all that driver saw was a clear lane. 🙄
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Just as I enter the "car lane" infrequently and intermittently, I would imagine that cars would use the bike lane "infrequently and intermittently" as well. Road space is precioussss and shouldn't be wasted. I find buses much more annoying than bike lane violators, but of course buses are a protected species among the urban transit glitterati, so they must be tolerated.
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Just as I enter the "car lane" infrequently and intermittently, I would imagine that cars would use the bike lane "infrequently and intermittently" as well. Road space is precioussss and shouldn't be wasted. I find buses much more annoying than bike lane violators, but of course buses are a protected species among the urban transit glitterati, so they must be tolerated.
Your anti-bus thing is just weird. Buses are there because people rely upon them for transportation, and the more people who do so, the less likely they are to add a car onto the "preciouss" road space. You seem to think there's some elitist bias towards using buses or something ("gliterati:"???). For mass transit advocates, it always seems to me to be the solution when no other mass transit is practical.
As to your point about car encroachment onto bike lanes being the same as bikes going into "car lanes", that's just ridiculous. I'm no threat to a driver when I put my bike in the "car lane", but the car sure is a threat to me when driven into the bike lane.
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Your anti-bus thing is just weird. Buses are there because people rely upon them for transportation, and the more people who do so, the less likely they are to add a car onto the "preciouss" road space. You seem to think there's some elitist bias towards using buses or something ("gliterati:"???). For mass transit advocates, it always seems to me to be the solution when no other mass transit is practical.
As to your point about car encroachment onto bike lanes being the same as bikes going into "car lanes", that's just ridiculous. I'm no threat to a driver when I put my bike in the "car lane", but the car sure is a threat to me when driven into the bike lane.
As to your point about car encroachment onto bike lanes being the same as bikes going into "car lanes", that's just ridiculous. I'm no threat to a driver when I put my bike in the "car lane", but the car sure is a threat to me when driven into the bike lane.
As for your other point..a car is a threat to you in the bike lane..but a BUS is not?
It does remind me though of the conversation between Meathead and Archie Bunker in one of the show Archie says, "and if you don't think a car is a weapon you ain't never driven a cab buddy!"
And I love your strident defense of the word BRIFTER.
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I'm not anti-bus, I just am not going to wail endlessly about motor vehicles obstructing cyclists/traffic on the one hand, and praise a monstrosity like a bus. We forget that except for peak periods, buses are as empty as cars are, in terms of how much road space they gobble up. In addition, as I point out: they veer into the bike lane/parking lane/whatever is the politically correct name for that lane/ CONSTANTLY, and then have the audacity to suggest that we have some kind of obligation to let them do so (and re-enter traffic as well. ) I would love to see what would happen if trucks started doing the same thing just for sh*ts and giggles.
As for your other point..a car is a threat to you in the bike lane..but a BUS is not?
It does remind me though of the conversation between Meathead and Archie Bunker in one of the show Archie says, "and if you don't think a car is a weapon you ain't never driven a cab buddy!"
And I love your strident defense of the word BRIFTER.
As for your other point..a car is a threat to you in the bike lane..but a BUS is not?
It does remind me though of the conversation between Meathead and Archie Bunker in one of the show Archie says, "and if you don't think a car is a weapon you ain't never driven a cab buddy!"
And I love your strident defense of the word BRIFTER.
Buses are nearly completely predictable, and I can easily keep out of their way until I can pass them. They stop periodically, and have doors on the right side of the vehicle. You can easily pass them on the left when they are stopped. BFD. And I've never seen a bus driver do what the op shows in the video.
I have done a lot of urban riding, and I can count on one finger the number of times I've had a close call with a bus. I've had a lot more trouble with "monstrosities" like trucks, vans and SUVs.
Where the hell are you riding where it's easier to deal with trucks than buses? I really can't take you seriously, you're a crank on this subject.
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Buses are nearly completely predictable, and I can easily keep out of their way until I can pass them. They stop periodically, and have doors on the right side of the vehicle. You can easily pass them on the left when they are stopped. BFD. And I've never seen a bus driver do what the op shows in the video.
I have done a lot of urban riding, and I can count on one finger the number of times I've had a close call with a bus. I've had a lot more trouble with "monstrosities" like trucks, vans and SUVs.
Where the hell are you riding where it's easier to deal with trucks than buses? I really can't take you seriously, you're a crank on this subject.
I have done a lot of urban riding, and I can count on one finger the number of times I've had a close call with a bus. I've had a lot more trouble with "monstrosities" like trucks, vans and SUVs.
Where the hell are you riding where it's easier to deal with trucks than buses? I really can't take you seriously, you're a crank on this subject.
It's been a LONG time since i rode in a city though...deep in the countryside for the last few years and foreseeable future.
Buses sure are predictable, i'll give ya that. You can count on them cutting into your lane at almost every street corner, and a good number of mid-block stops as well. Of course you can pass them on the left...never underestimate the ability of a bus to force you into the car lane (which of course is not sacrosanct like Bike lanes "are.") And of course pedestrians (shielded by the bus till the last second) crossing in FRONT of the bus (often in a crosswalk) are fun to deal with as well. And enjoy the nice massive blow of exhaust from the engine in the back when they struggle to cut back into traffic and accelerate to 10 MPH. Stop-and-go transit is hardest on engines and emissions, so please let's make sure we use as many buses as possible.
Oh what fun it is to ride....
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Bike lanes are good for drivers who don't like to follow cyclists.
I don't play leap frog with buses. Instead, I follow them. Where there's a bus, drivers change lanes. So buses help mitigate drivers following me.
I don't play leap frog with buses. Instead, I follow them. Where there's a bus, drivers change lanes. So buses help mitigate drivers following me.
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In reverse order...an assortment of cities that I pass through on tours. But the most common are Providence RI, Springfield Ma and some cities on the west coast bike route. Also numerous foreign cities where busses are often "bendy" and more courteous than they are in the USA. I
t's been a LONG time since i rode in a city though...deep in the countryside now.
Buses sure are predictable, i'll give ya that. You can count on them cutting into your lane at almost every street corner, and a good number of mid-block stops as well. Of course you can pass them on the left...never underestimate the ability of a bus to force you into the car lane (which of course is not sacrosanct like Bike lanes "are.") And of course pedestrians (shielded by the bus till the last second) crossing in FRONT of the bus (often in a crosswalk) are fun to deal with as well. And enjoy the nice massive blow of exhaust from the engine in the back when they struggle to cut back into traffic and accelerate to 10 MPH. Stop-and-go transit is hardest on engines and emissions, so please let's make sure we use as many buses as possible.
Oh what fun it is to ride....
t's been a LONG time since i rode in a city though...deep in the countryside now.
Buses sure are predictable, i'll give ya that. You can count on them cutting into your lane at almost every street corner, and a good number of mid-block stops as well. Of course you can pass them on the left...never underestimate the ability of a bus to force you into the car lane (which of course is not sacrosanct like Bike lanes "are.") And of course pedestrians (shielded by the bus till the last second) crossing in FRONT of the bus (often in a crosswalk) are fun to deal with as well. And enjoy the nice massive blow of exhaust from the engine in the back when they struggle to cut back into traffic and accelerate to 10 MPH. Stop-and-go transit is hardest on engines and emissions, so please let's make sure we use as many buses as possible.
Oh what fun it is to ride....
Well, old timer, guess you missed the point when they put the exhaust at the top so it doesn't blow back . How many decades has it been since you actually had to ride around buses?
Sorry, but all you're exposing here is some serious skill deficiency on your own part. Somehow, I'm able to anticipate where the bus us going to be and select my lane position accordingly--it's almost like they have fairly regularly spaced stopping points and signs posted telling you where they're going to pull in and stop.. You're not going to convince me that riding around buses is difficult. Unlike you, I do it fairly frequently, and it just isn't a real problem.
Random delivery trucks, semis with huge blind spots, and impatient car and SUV drivers are just as likely or more to cross my path, and less regular in where they are going to do so.
I don't know what your problem is with buses, but you sure don't know what you're talking about. The exhaust comment proves that.
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Well, old timer, guess you missed the point when they put the exhaust at the top so it doesn't blow back . How many decades has it been since you actually had to ride around buses?
Sorry, but all you're exposing here is some serious skill deficiency on your own part. Somehow, I'm able to anticipate where the bus us going to be and select my lane position accordingly--it's almost like they have fairly regularly spaced stopping points and signs posted telling you where they're going to pull in and stop.. You're not going to convince me that riding around buses is difficult. Unlike you, I do it fairly frequently, and it just isn't a real problem.
Random delivery trucks, semis with huge blind spots, and impatient car and SUV drivers are just as likely or more to cross my path, and less regular in where they are going to do so.
I don't know what your problem is with buses, but you sure don't know what you're talking about. The exhaust comment proves that.
Sorry, but all you're exposing here is some serious skill deficiency on your own part. Somehow, I'm able to anticipate where the bus us going to be and select my lane position accordingly--it's almost like they have fairly regularly spaced stopping points and signs posted telling you where they're going to pull in and stop.. You're not going to convince me that riding around buses is difficult. Unlike you, I do it fairly frequently, and it just isn't a real problem.
Random delivery trucks, semis with huge blind spots, and impatient car and SUV drivers are just as likely or more to cross my path, and less regular in where they are going to do so.
I don't know what your problem is with buses, but you sure don't know what you're talking about. The exhaust comment proves that.
in any case though the folks on this thread HAVE made it clear to me that navigating in and around busses doesn’t present that much of a problem. One small step for mankind!