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Why should drivers have first place? NYC is a city. It has 8 million people. There is no room for private cars. Where is the moped lane? Why is there only
by welshwelsh 3y ago
Why should drivers have first place?
NYC is a city. It has 8 million people. There is no room for private cars.
Where is the moped lane? Why is there only one bike lane? Every avenue should have two full-sized bike lanes (the same size as car lanes), one for each direction. Then a bus lane, and no car lanes.
If that doesn't happen, you can't blame bikers for riding on sidewalks or the wrong way in a one-way bike lane. You can't expect someone on a bike to cross to a different avenue just because they want to go the other way. It's the city's fault for failing to provide proper infrastructure.
- fnfjfk 3y agoI meant first place in the “idiot crown” :) However, I do not understand people advocating for two way bike lanes on avenues. It defeats the point of green waves. It would still be faster to go over to 2nd to go downtown rather than (legally) salmoning down 1st and quickly hitting a red light. With a green wave a cyclist can make 20-30 blocks easily if they are decently trained and riding a road bike. I’ve made it from Houston to the 59th St bridge without hitting a red light (1st Ave tunnel helps!!)
- nemo44x 3y ago> However, I do not understand people advocating for two way bike lanes on avenues. The person who said that clearly doesn’t understand that Manhattan is mainly 1-way streets.
- fnfjfk 3y agoYes, and then it takes about a minute to cross one block on a street and reach an avenue going the correct direction, as they (mostly!) alternate.