I have more to say on the subject (I'm a bit of a bike lane skeptic). In the meantime this video provides an interesting entrée.
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About Me
- John
- I like to ride my bike. Once I even rode it across the country (which you can read about at the website showing here). Lately I've been staying closer to home, and nowadays most of my riding consists of my daily commute to and from work. With more than twenty years and 60,000 miles of bike commuting under my belt, I may have a few interesting things to say, and I hope you agree.
Thank you for posting this video. What's the source?
ReplyDeleteUsually a click on the open YouTube video brings up the original, but in case it won't, here's the link:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADUhqva9PwU
I like bike lanes, but that 1st avenue lane in the video is STUPID. Put the bike lane on the right, next to the cars.
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DeleteI'll get the hang of this thing eventually.
ReplyDeleteI am very glad of the bike lanes in Chicago, and while you certainly need to have your wits about you as this video demonstrates, I would much rather have them than not have them.
Some of the modern bike lanes in Chicago solve a few of the issues presented here (specifically being cut up on a right turn) with separate traffic signaling for cars and bikes. Of course many of the bikes ignore the signals but there's not so much one can do about that.
I think the major problem with bike lanes is they tend to lull new or infrequent riders into a false sense of security.
BTW, you never did do a follow up post.