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Design issue that would be resolved by a curb which should be there if it’s a dedicated parking area.
It is inconvenient but at least there is a large bicycle path.
I have the biggest hard on to become one of those ppl who dispenses parking violation tickets to ppl who disagree to what signage means.
Edinburgh literally has the best bus network in Britain, and extensive pedestrian only areas. It’s one of the most pedestrian friendly places I’ve lived. The cycle paths need improving though.
At least there is no dooring-zone
Rather have a dooring zone than blindly backing into traffic and praying.
In the dooring zone all you have to do is look.The result is more or less the same isn’t it? At least when people back into traffic they seem to pay a little more attention.
No because in a dooring zone i can look to see when it’s clear. In this type of parking i can’t see through a car next to me and so have to reverse without being able to see when its clear.
Unless I’ve misunderstood what you meant by “dooring zone”.
If you ride close to the cars in streets with parallel parked cars you’re in the dooring zone. Someone doesn’t check if there’s a cyclist approaching, opens the door and you ride into the door because you can’t react fast enough. Usually you can’t look into the cars ahead of you, at least I rarely can. You should keep some distance from those cars, but sometimes bike lanes are in the dooring zone.
All those cars are parked nose out. They’re driving forward to leave.
I like that a lot more than parallel parking with a bike lane protected by paint. There they have good protection, the drivers can see the cyclists when they’re parking or unparking, that only fault is the bike lane is also the driveway for accessing that parking, but even then it’s low speed
Even with the encroachment there’s loads of room
Look again, this is obviously pull-in parking.
Nobody here is driving forward to leave. Wdym?
For something similar here on a pavement, im really tempted to spray paint a line up all the cars in line with the curb but too worried that I’ll be the only one getting into trouble. Maybe if theres a washable one or I could get a few people together to protest
there are sprays that use chalk (used as construction markers too)
they can be washed and they’re very very very visible
If I have the lap bar open on my stroller, there’s this connecting piece of metal that really scrapes paint jobs…
And where is the issue? That’s more space than you need.
It’s a two-way bike lane, which means there’s only this one path on this side of the road for bike traffic in both directions. One lane is blocked completely by parked cars. Let me know if you need any more help analyzing the issue.
I drive on more narrow paths every day. If you want to have problems, you find them. I live happier by not making up problems.
I will take a chunk out of your bedroom and set up a hobo encampment.
You don’t like it? Why? You can still reach your bed? Stop making up problems.
The problem exists there in the space, independent of whether you personally experience it as a problem. The system was designed a certain way, and it’s not functioning as intended. Most cyclists are probably fine to cycle around it, but there’s still a problem there, and it would be wise to address it.
It’s not just about how much space there is. Cycle lanes are important because having a clear delineation of what spaces are intended for what road users is a key part of how cycle lanes improve safety and efficiency in cities. As it stands, the cycle lane is not functioning as it should.
Potholes in roads aren’t a huge deal for most drivers — it’s usually possible to navigate around them without much effort, and even if you do hit them, it usually doesn’t cause any damage. We still strive to fill in potholes though, because we acknowledge that a road isn’t meant to have them, and that keeping roads in good repair is a crucial part of making the system work.
I drive on more narrow paths every day.
Drive? Do you mean ride, as a bicycle?
If you mean drive a vehicle, I don’t think that’s true. The remaining width of the lane that’s being encroached appears to be not much longer the length of that car’s tire.
Breathtakingly illustrative comment right here.
“What’s the issue if i take over things that aren’t for me?”
Just because I am sane and not trying to literally look for problems that aren’t any? I mean, if this would be in The Netherlands with super busy bicycle traffic, I would agree that this is a problem. But not here. People are so utterly bored nowadays and just try to fight over useless shit, even though no one and nothing was harmed.
I like my way of living a lot better.
Do you think that there might be more cyclists around if the existing infrastructure was better maintained and protected?
This isn’t ruining my day, but it seems like a clear example of a problem. And you’re actually being weird by arguing over this “useless shit” while claiming you’re not. I don’t believe your way of living is better if you choose to get annoyed by people being annoyed at something, rather than being annoyed by the thing itself. That cancels out.
Totally agree – that’s why I park my truck in the right lane of the three-lane highway near my office. The traffic still has two lanes to use, it’s plenty of space.
My neighbors in my apartment block have been complaining that I’ve filled one of the elevators with storage crates, too, but there’s another elevator and a set of stairs, so I don’t know what’s got them so upset.
Totally comparable.
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