• apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world
    26·
    25 days ago

    This is as American as apple pie. In my city, they made the protected bike lanes so small that they can’t get street sweepers in so they’re filled with years is shit.

  • FireRetardant@lemmy.world
    131·
    25 days ago

    That bike lane doesn’t really look that safe anyway. With the amount of space it took, they could easily have installed more physical seperation like larger curbs, bollards, a line of trees. I don’t even see the texturing they use on the asphalt to warn drivers they are exiting their lane. The current design offers no protection against drunk or distracted driving. Even something as simple as a car pulling over for a firetruck could result in a collision with a cyclist.

    • DaddleDew@lemmy.world
      13·
      25 days ago

      That white car further down in the picture demonstrates exactly why you need protected bike lanes. For crying out loud you could fit two cars in that lane and they still can’t stay inside it.

      • FireRetardant@lemmy.world
        6·
        25 days ago

        Also a good argument for that texturing i was talking about. The driver may not be aware of how far over the line they are. With the texturing it is difficult to ignore the lines.

  • vxx@lemmy.world
    6·
    25 days ago

    Why does it say “Lane Bike” on the road? Do people suddenly start reading from bottom to top when they’re driving?