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I think the problem is Boston is that there aren't actual bike lanes-- they just painted some new symbols on the already existing roads that were designed for c
by waylandsmithers 8y ago
I think the problem is Boston is that there aren't actual bike lanes-- they just painted some new symbols on the already existing roads that were designed for cars and called it a day. Everyone would benefit from separated bike lanes, either raised up or with the white cones. It never made sense to me that a whole line of traffic should have to slow down to 12-15mph because one person wants to ride their bike. Cars and bikes mixed into the same space just seems to create chaos.
- ams6110 8y agoYeah that's the thing that annoys motorists (or at least what annoys me) -- bikes that you can't safely pass. Any time you have vehicles with greatly differing speeds sharing the same lane, it's unsafe.
- u801e 8y agoWhat about lanes on interstate highways on upgrades that mix 40 mph truck traffic with 70 to 80 mph car traffic?
- ams6110 8y agoThose can be unsafe, but trucks almost always keep to the right lane if they can't maintain the speed limit. And long grades will often have an extra lane on the right for slow vehicles. Either way, it allows safe passing on the left, as all interstates are at least two lanes wide.
- u801e 8y agoHow does that differ from a city street with multiple lanes?
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- u801e 8y agoYou're making the implicit assumption that people riding their bikes on the road are just doing it for recreation instead of doing it for transportation.