Comments on: The Stupidest Bike Lane in America, Part 2 http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/05/02/the-stupidest-bike-lane-in-america-part-2/ Covering the New York City Streets Renaissance Sun, 06 Jul 2008 09:45:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: spag http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/05/02/the-stupidest-bike-lane-in-america-part-2/#comment-49672 spag Tue, 06 May 2008 13:11:54 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/05/02/the-stupidest-bike-lane-in-america-part-2/#comment-49672 there is actually a useful exception in the video, at 0:56 . This lane prevents motorists coming from a one-way-except-bikes street to turn right from the right side, so cyclists can safely enter it. Further on, riders/drivers can already easily see each other. A bike facility does not have to be long or huge to be useful, 3 meters of bike lane is huge if it saves you from 3 km of detour and/or an accident. there is actually a useful exception in the video, at 0:56 .

This lane prevents motorists coming from a one-way-except-bikes street to turn right from the right side, so cyclists can safely enter it. Further on, riders/drivers can already easily see each other.

A bike facility does not have to be long or huge to be useful, 3 meters of bike lane is huge if it saves you from 3 km of detour and/or an accident.

]]> By: Dagny McKinley http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/05/02/the-stupidest-bike-lane-in-america-part-2/#comment-49633 Dagny McKinley Mon, 05 May 2008 17:10:23 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/05/02/the-stupidest-bike-lane-in-america-part-2/#comment-49633 Wow. What's most impressive is how many stupid bike lanes there are. Seriously. How hard is it? Dagny McKinley www.onnotextiles.com organic apparel Wow. What's most impressive is how many stupid bike lanes there are. Seriously. How hard is it?

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]]> By: PayingItNow http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/05/02/the-stupidest-bike-lane-in-america-part-2/#comment-49617 PayingItNow Mon, 05 May 2008 13:51:38 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/05/02/the-stupidest-bike-lane-in-america-part-2/#comment-49617 I nominate the ones on Ft. Washington Ave in upper Manhattan. They're directly in the door zone, on a bus route, and double parked end to end. They hit the trifecta of inappropriate site, design, and enforcement I nominate the ones on Ft. Washington Ave in upper Manhattan. They're directly in the door zone, on a bus route, and double parked end to end. They hit the trifecta of inappropriate site, design, and enforcement

]]> By: Andy B from Jersey http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/05/02/the-stupidest-bike-lane-in-america-part-2/#comment-49584 Andy B from Jersey Sat, 03 May 2008 03:12:33 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/05/02/the-stupidest-bike-lane-in-america-part-2/#comment-49584 If you want to have retrograde bike movement on a quiet one-way street, there shouldn't be parking on the cyclists right side of the street as pictured in the video. However the design to enter this street was poorly thought out and really could have caused some head on collisions. Otherwise I'm impressed that Silver Spring, Maryland had the guts to try such a radical (by US standards) idea of two-way bike traffic on a quiet one-way street. If you want to have retrograde bike movement on a quiet one-way street, there shouldn't be parking on the cyclists right side of the street as pictured in the video.

However the design to enter this street was poorly thought out and really could have caused some head on collisions. Otherwise I'm impressed that Silver Spring, Maryland had the guts to try such a radical (by US standards) idea of two-way bike traffic on a quiet one-way street.

]]> By: pete rock http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/05/02/the-stupidest-bike-lane-in-america-part-2/#comment-49564 pete rock Fri, 02 May 2008 20:47:35 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/05/02/the-stupidest-bike-lane-in-america-part-2/#comment-49564 that path in silver spring doesn't look half bad. looks like a very low traffic route, even remotely bike boulevardish. if "stupid" means dangerous, this ain't it that path in silver spring doesn't look half bad. looks like a very low traffic route, even remotely bike boulevardish. if "stupid" means dangerous, this ain't it

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