| Re: Buses with racks go a long way
Don Klipstein wrote:
> In article <45cb56e9$0$24693$4c368faf@roadrunner.com>, Wayne Pein wrote:
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>>Don Klipstein wrote:
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>>>In article <45ca0bfa$0$5056$4c368faf@roadrunner.com>, Wayne Pein wrote:
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>>>>Oh no, here we go again! "Giving" cyclists their own lane is like
>>>>putting American Indians on their own reservations. It's really being
>>>>friendly to motorists.
>>>
>>>
>>> How then do you rate what all has happened to the West Philadelphia
>>>portion of Walnut Street?
>>>
>>> That street used to have 3 lanes, except 4 during evening rush hour,
>>>all westbound. The street is one way westbound with the right curb lane
>>>in the past being a traffic lane during evening rush as opposed to being a
>>>parking lane.
>>>
>>> Now the curb lane is a parking lane 24/7. The next-rightmost lane is
>>>now a bike lane. The remaining two traffic lanes got widened (the
>>>previously designated lanes were on the narrow side) due to one traffic
>>>lane being restricted to bikes.
>>>
>>> So now that the parking got increased at a time when Phi8ladelphia
>>>decided to tolerate double parking, the bike lane sometimes has cars
>>>parked on it.
>>
>>OK, so here's a situation where it was made worse for both street users.
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> When I find times that the bike lane is lacking double parked cars, it
> sure is a lot easier for bikes than it was before the bike lane was put in
> place.
Where lanes are narrow I use the full lane and force motorists to wait
behind me. So for me, there is no easier or harder roads. There is
always plenty of room for my 2 foot wide bike.
Wayne
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