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If a bike lane is truly 'protected', that implies that between the road and the bike lane, there's a at least a curb if not an actual barrier.
by insickness 7y ago
If a bike lane is truly 'protected', that implies that between the road and the bike lane, there's a at least a curb if not an actual barrier.
- u801e 7y agoThey're not actually "protected" in the sense of what protected means in the traffic engineering profession. Protected is supposed to be used for things like traffic signal phases (like a green arrow indicating a protected left turn phase). Ironically, when one of those "protected" bike lanes crosses an intersection, there often isn't a protected intersection phase for the cyclist via a traffic signal.
- TulliusCicero 7y agoI think the issue is that sometimes the lanes are wide enough for cars to drive down them, and so unless you out in some targeted barriers with too little spacing between for cars to fit, some drivers will absolutely go down them, and cops generally don't care overmuch.