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One of the biggest issues that I see is where the cars pull over to pick up / drop off people. They almost always just stop in the middle of streets, double par

by tibbon 8y ago

One of the biggest issues that I see is where the cars pull over to pick up / drop off people. They almost always just stop in the middle of streets, double parking. Rarely do they pull over into an empty spot that's safer for them and passengers. This often causes traffic backup, at least in the Boston area.

phyzome 8y ago
Also: Stopping in the middle of crosswalks ("look at this convenient place where for some reason nobody is already parked!") or just before/after intersections (which are the most dangerous part of the roads as a baseline).
longerthoughts 8y ago
Shocked that more people aren't bringing this up. I frequently see blocks turn into complete traffic jams because a couple of Ubers/Lyfts double park, sometimes on opposite sides of a one-way street.
almost_usual 8y ago
Definitely the same in SF, Uber / Lyft notoriously double park illegally.
- lhorie 8y ago
  In SF, I see people double parking everywhere, Uber or not - and I mean _parked_, not idling. My kid's school literally spent 20 minutes last parents night begging people not to do that in front of the school (and it's _still_ a problem). Going westbound on Golden Gate st around Fillmore is one of the weirdest thing I've ever seen. You can see entire lines of double parked cars with no drivers inside (sometimes on both sides of the road!) Then you also have the way-too-small MUNI bus stops where the bus has to double park (e.g. along Fulton), the delivery vans and the random dudes waiting for a parking spot to hopefully free up somewhere in the block. Even without considering Ubers, driving in SF is already a shitshow...
  - zten 8y ago
    > Going westbound on Golden Gate st around Fillmore is one of the weirdest thing I've ever seen. You can see entire lines of double parked cars with no drivers inside (sometimes on both sides of the road!) That one's probably because of the McDonalds.
  - almost_usual 8y ago
    FYI many people double park on Golden Gate around Fillmore on Sundays because of church. I don’t think it’s technically legal but it’s not really enforced.

by tibbon 8y ago

phyzome 8y ago

Also: Stopping in the middle of crosswalks ("look at this convenient place where for some reason nobody is already parked!") or just before/after intersections (which are the most dangerous part of the roads as a baseline).

longerthoughts 8y ago

Shocked that more people aren't bringing this up. I frequently see blocks turn into complete traffic jams because a couple of Ubers/Lyfts double park, sometimes on opposite sides of a one-way street.

almost_usual 8y ago

Definitely the same in SF, Uber / Lyft notoriously double park illegally.

lhorie 8y ago
In SF, I see people double parking everywhere, Uber or not - and I mean _parked_, not idling. My kid's school literally spent 20 minutes last parents night begging people not to do that in front of the school (and it's _still_ a problem). Going westbound on Golden Gate st around Fillmore is one of the weirdest thing I've ever seen. You can see entire lines of double parked cars with no drivers inside (sometimes on both sides of the road!) Then you also have the way-too-small MUNI bus stops where the bus has to double park (e.g. along Fulton), the delivery vans and the random dudes waiting for a parking spot to hopefully free up somewhere in the block. Even without considering Ubers, driving in SF is already a shitshow...
- zten 8y ago
  > Going westbound on Golden Gate st around Fillmore is one of the weirdest thing I've ever seen. You can see entire lines of double parked cars with no drivers inside (sometimes on both sides of the road!) That one's probably because of the McDonalds.
- almost_usual 8y ago
  FYI many people double park on Golden Gate around Fillmore on Sundays because of church. I don’t think it’s technically legal but it’s not really enforced.