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I live in NYC and I think for A to B travel, an e-bike fits the size of the city well. It's not a tiny city by any means but I can often get to/from places quic

I live in NYC and I think for A to B travel, an e-bike fits the size of the city well. It's not a tiny city by any means but I can often get to/from places quicker on an e-bike than taking the train or a car. If it's nice out, I may prefer it even if it's slower. The problem for me is that riding a bike in the city can be unsafe - often my area is full of double parked cars even late at night and no respect for the bike lane (which to be fair is just painted on).

anotherhue 3y ago
> which to be fair is just painted on So just like any other lane a driver is expected to follow. I suggest we stop cutting drivers any slack.
- meowtimemania 3y ago
  I think GP is trying to say there should be some sort of physical barrier (plastic posts, or potted plants or anything) to prevent the cars from crossing the line. Even we're serious about keeping cars out of bicycle lanes, there should be a physical barrier separating cars from bicycle lanes.
  - ido 3y ago
    I’ll bet if traffic police started giving them tickets incurring fines for cars that park on the bike lanes they will very quickly do less of it.
    - theshrike79 3y ago
      There are multiple TikTok accounts of (I think Canadian) bicycle parkin officers doing just this. They basically just drive on bike lanes and give people fines for parking on it all day. People are just lazy, there might be a parking space just across the street, but they'll still rather park half way on the bike lane and half way on the pavement.
    - TheCoelacanth 3y ago
      Forget tickets. Tow them. It should be treated the same as parking in a lane for cars.
- BizarreByte 3y ago
  > So just like any other lane a driver is expected to follow. Easy to say until physics and a car has their way with you and you end up a stain on the road. Unprotected bike lanes are unsafe and relying on people following the rules and/or not making mistakes to keep bikers safe won't work.
dietr1ch 3y ago
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anotherhue 3y ago

> which to be fair is just painted on So just like any other lane a driver is expected to follow. I suggest we stop cutting drivers any slack.

meowtimemania 3y ago
I think GP is trying to say there should be some sort of physical barrier (plastic posts, or potted plants or anything) to prevent the cars from crossing the line. Even we're serious about keeping cars out of bicycle lanes, there should be a physical barrier separating cars from bicycle lanes.
- ido 3y ago
  I’ll bet if traffic police started giving them tickets incurring fines for cars that park on the bike lanes they will very quickly do less of it.
  - theshrike79 3y ago
    There are multiple TikTok accounts of (I think Canadian) bicycle parkin officers doing just this. They basically just drive on bike lanes and give people fines for parking on it all day. People are just lazy, there might be a parking space just across the street, but they'll still rather park half way on the bike lane and half way on the pavement.
  - TheCoelacanth 3y ago
    Forget tickets. Tow them. It should be treated the same as parking in a lane for cars.
BizarreByte 3y ago
> So just like any other lane a driver is expected to follow. Easy to say until physics and a car has their way with you and you end up a stain on the road. Unprotected bike lanes are unsafe and relying on people following the rules and/or not making mistakes to keep bikers safe won't work.

dietr1ch 3y ago

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