Toronto cyclists compete with vehicles on dedicated bike lanes
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- čas přidán 8. 09. 2024
- Vehicles turn into the bike lanes on a daily basis, putting cyclists in danger. Lanes are separated by curb and clearly marked yet drivers are still confused about what lane they should be in.
People complain about cyclists nonstop but they never see the shit cyclists have to put up with.
As a pedestrian I have stood in the cycle way blocking cars using it as their own road to get around a one way street. When I have pointed out that they are on a cycle way their response has always been 'yes I know but I need to get to this street.' Tough for them as I don't move until after they have. Passing cyclists have always thanked me.
One of these days someone's gonna put you in YOUR place there hero
You are doing the Lord's work, jsp. Thank you!
@@SteffanoDucati cool story champ. Still doesn't make it OK for cars to drive on the cycle way!
@@SteffanoDucati You are part of the problem with your belief drivers have the right to go anywhere and ignore the law.
@@SteffanoDucati one of these days you're gonna die alone
So the Porsche driver was in a big enough hurry to hop on the bike lane but had plenty of time to butt heads
I think it was a mistake, but the guy was too much of a douch to backup.
Lots of people can't reverse well, and do just about anything to avoid it. This one would probably rather continue along the bike path than reverse 50 metres.
The guy was in an SUV. Why didn't he just hop the curb?!
+TheMxPenguin
it's a rotten shame that i don't live there...
i've got the bicycles to make him awfully sorry to want to "headbutt", heavy and sturdy Gazelle bicycles from the 1930's, 40's, 50's and 60's. i dont mind to "park" one of my bicycles IN his expensive "polished turd" and do some mighty fine damage to it.
if you keep blocking the bike lane i will try to cycle right through you, just like i walk over your car if you block the zebra-crossing or a footpath.
@@NakedUndone exactly what I was thinking. Definitely tall enough, if they did it slow enough they wouldn't have to worry about bent rims or damage.
What cereal box did they get their license from.
I could tell you what country but I would be labelled a racist.
what cereal box did that transportation engineer get their degree from---at least they're trying. A bollard at each road intersection seems likes it's prudent.
Bicyclists don't need licenses...yet.
Why not green paint? They're safer than bollards.
at least they are required to have a licence and pay registration... unlike the free loading cyclists
Does this reflect more on bad drivers, or poor engineering/signage?
It's a combination of both. Spoke to various media earlier today about this intersection and they agreed that it's insufficient signage and poor design. The were able to get a response from the city but were told they're just isolated incidents. Funny how I was able to catch 4 isolated incidents over several weeks. Not by waiting for it to happen but from my daily commute.
Eric S I've seen some bike lanes painted green for some bits, maybe if they painted the first 10 feet green, those drivers would clue in.. or one of those bendy bike-lane poles in the middle of the lane.
This reminds me of cars going up the streetcar lanes when getting off the Gardiner at Spadina.. I believe that's generally out of towners though, but you can't really blame them for not understanding how to navigate something they've never seen before. Even with signage, sometimes just paying attention to pedestrians, cyclists, lights, other cars, and directions to a place you've never been can be too much to handle (for some).
Robert Bilodeau agreed, but the city might as well make some money and fined em.
Robert Bilodeau the ultimate question. I say yes. To both.
This place needs the Stop a Douchebag guys.
I wonder if the application of a sticker to their windshield; labeling them a douchebag who likes to kill cyclists, would constitute defamation since slander and defamation laws are where we get the reputation of being "polite" and all.
if it's such a common mistake, it's a DESIGN ISSUE, it's bad design. It's like putting a push bar across a door that supposed to be pulled open.
Even a bollard at every place a MUT intersects with a road would eliminate these.
+ EcoAdvocate
EcoAdvocate get a license idiot
You cannot design the world to take consideration to all the idiots out there.. some time they need to start thinking themselves... putting a label on a coffe mug with the text "contents is hot" is one example ;) ... Nature has a way of preserving the species... the dumb usually wont survive ;)
I forgot those guys existed in used to be subbed.
0:55 - Driver is in a Porsche Cayenne. It's capable of easily hopping that curb with plenty of clearance. Some people...
They can't hop the curb because they're also going the wrong way up a one-way road. They'd be hopping into oncoming traffic.
reaperexpress - Which makes their move that much worse.
Porsche Cayenne drivers make your typical BMW driver look like angels!
Jay R if you can afford a toy car then you probably don't have life skills
+OsamaLlama420 avs
A Porsche Cayenne isn't a toy car, it's just an overpriced shitbox SUV.
I am an Australian. Driving in Seattle I noticed that they put these cement strips to protect turning lanes and I was required to swing to the far right of those cement strips.( this is very different from our laws here) Knowing this I would have done exactly what these cars are doing unless I saw a clear "NO LEFT TURN" sign. I wonder what signage the drivers are facing? This video does not show that. But the first few clearly only discovered their mistake after the turn was made.
Interesting thoughts. I would like to see the entrance too. Although the Porsche driver well.....
its drawn on the street HUGE bicycle sign
I'm an Australian as well Australians are hopeless car drivers..
@@uroskostic8570 Australians are not a very smart people though so it's understandable for them, probably everyone in the video was Australian👍
@@paddyodoor3090 wow thats such a bad thing to say considering youre from America xD. How many Languages u speak? 1? Well. They only teach 1 Language in school? Thats kinda dumb ngl. How do you measure your stuff? Inches, MPH and Pounds? Right like no body else on this Planet because we arent in the 1800.
Good road design also includes measures to help people avoid making mistakes. If so many drivers make this mistake it clearly needs to be improved either by using a different coloured pavement or a pole.
just check the netherlands out
True. But even then this path is pretty clearly marked with clear bicycle signs on the ground, a yellow line in the middle, and a low concrete separator. How blind are you if you don't notice this clearly is a cycle lane. Off course it can always be made clearer, but man, come on, you have to be a blind idiot not to notice this cycle lane. Getting a driver's licence clearly is too easy, even in Canada.
Here in Belgium where I live, there's now even a small start to considering making the theoretical driver's test a repeated one every 5-10 years to make sure people keep up with and/or remember all rules of the road. And I'm all for it.
I'm a cyclist without a driver's licence but I did do my theoretical exam years ago. Got 49 out of 50 correct. And the one I got wrong I still find unclear and dubious to this day. But almost every day I'm amazed at how bad people WITH actual drivers licences' knowledge is of the rules of the road. It's insane some of these people are allowed to drive. The times I've been shouted at or gestured at by drivers when I'm the one following the rules of the road I can't even count anymore. I read an article a few weeks ago where they took 3 young drivers from my country that had their licence for only two years, and they made them take their driver's test again as a journalistic test. 1 failed, and the other two made it by the skin of their teeth. That's only after two years, in a country that has far more strict driver's education and exams than Canada or the USA. Can you imagine how bad this has to be with drivers that have been driving for 30 - 40 years? I've actually had discussions with (mostly older) drivers that simply didn't know certain EXTREMELY important rules, simply because they didn't exist when they did their driver's tests. And many others just forgot certain rules, or learned them wrong.
Mandatory repeated driver's tests every X years, that alone would make such an improvement in driving behaviour. People always seem to forget driving a car is actually operating 2 ton heavy machinery and a huge responsibility that lies with the operator first.
Some drivers are mistaking segregated bike lane for vehicular lane, but majority of offenders seem to be using the bike lanes as shortcuts.
@@johanwittens7712 that shit way to long to read my guy.
It's not a mistake. They're doing it on purpose.
the easy answer would be a bollard in the centre of the entrance on the line dividng the two cycle direction, that'll stop cars entering.
it'll also prevent emergency vehicles from using it, saving pecious minutes going round the one way system. that could be the difference between life and death.
Bollards are hazardous and should be avoided whenever possible.
Just put a camera up and send 1000 dollar tickets to all civilian cars that pass illegally. Word would get around pretty fast.
@@FoxDren I agree, they should just use green asphalt like they do in America
@@richardcampbell7255 cars are more hazardous.
They should paint it green there.
Agreed, would help identify it as a non vehicle entrance. Or a pole?
They have painted green cycle lanes in B.C. and they're slick as @#$@#$ when it rains you'd be better off covering them in ice for all the traction you get.
Or just use red asphalt like in the Netherlands. It has the same rough surface as normal asphalt and thus isn't slippery like the stuff that is painted onto something (which we have in some places as well and is a nightmare in rainy conditions)
How about gravel? A little more traction for a little longer into the winter season since the ground doesnt freeze as quick as asphalt
“I’m in a big, heavy, powerful car and you are just on a light weight bike so I can drive where I want regardless of the law and get away with it because Tg e majority of road users also drive cars and a jury will be made up of mostly car drivers who resent bike riders”
Having looked at the intersection using street view I note that there is absolutely no indication given to drivers about what they should do. The lack of signage is quite disgraceful. A problem for bikes and motorists alike. Someone's head should roll over this.
smitajky what roads do you know has a centre divide a meter in from the curb edge? With big bicycle's painted on the floor lol
@@meandmynine_tm9684 in my hometown there actually is concrete medians on either side with a separate car lane for entering lots and such
I agree after viewing on Google Earth Pro. Also, the high, sharp kerbs prevent drivers who have made the mistake from escaping the lane.
@@raaaaaaaaaam496 Is your hometown Toronto ? Cause that's in Toronto and people driving there use the Toronto road signals, not your hometown.
@@HoboTango what
This happens in San Jose, California all the time. The only difference is it isn’t a bike lane, it’s a commuter train track.
The bike lane entrance needs flexible delineators placed both along the entrance and extended to the crosswalk. This will eliminate left turn drivers from the mistake.. Some people probably make the mistake by keeping right of the median, as would be dictated by most traffic laws; and failing to see that it is not the center; especially coming off a one way road.
There are countries where the bike lanes have a different colour. Very intuitive !
Paint on the street is never enough. Easy to mis, and easy to ignore.
A clear road sign for bicycle lane should be enough, a consistently different colour tarmac for bicycle paths/lanes would be even better.
This actually happened to me once, only was the bike and pedestrian lane seperated from the actual road with at least 2m of grass and trees. I was walking and got honked at by a car to get out of the way.
I'm still super annoyed thinking back at all that stupidity.
I was a child and it was an old guy, I would have never said anything to an adult, all adults are right and you get slapped if you respond, thats what my teacher back then taught me, would have never let that pass now.
A camera with automatic ticketing would be sayisfying.
Stop a Douchebag: Canada edition.
The only problem I see is that the bike lane looks like a regular road. Didn't see any signs warning drivers
thanks for upload, what kind of bicycle horn is that?
105decibel MegaHorn by Megalert. Seems to be the only horn that vehicles can hear. Previously had a Hornit but the siren just confuses people.
thanks for info
not sure, couldn't find locally. bought mine on ebay from US seller, think it was around $35usd with shipping.
loudbicycle.com has horns that sound like cars, but made for your bike. Pricey but worth it.
I know it is an old comment but I am using an Airzound, 105 dezibel and sounds very car-like. I can recommend that as well.
Not to switch gears but on the QueensQuay LRT, a lot of idiot car drives think they can drive on it. Completely oblivious no other cars are on it. Let's face it, there are a lot of idiots driving cars. Some even talk on the phone while driving.
There are idiots in all demographics; drivers, cyclists, pedestrians, skaters...
This is a perfect opportunity to ride alongside the car, and "Accidentally" scratch all down the side of the car, and then give the driver the old "OOps, I am so sorry mate, Its purely my fault, so since this is an accident, lets contact the police etc, and swap each others details so I can get the car repaired for you" bullshit line...
See how far they get?
See whether they think its worth it next time?
fuck the cyclists
drivers pay for those roads through registration fees
No they dont. ALL tax payers pay through their taxes.
Car drivers dont pay anymore than a cyclist does towards the building and the maintenance of the roads.
Whether you drive, or ride and whether you use an engine or not, or if you are a passenger in any vehicle at all, if you are a tax payer, you pay the same as every other taxpayer.
They all have the same rights as each other.
car registration fees carry the bulk, not income tax
even if they paid registration.... cyclists make up 2% of the traffic and should only get 2% funding
(and space) for lanes that they MUST use to keep them off the cars road
the needs of the many out weigh the needs of the few cyclists
How much do you think has been spent on Cyclist paths compared to the amount spent on the main roads?
The money spent on cyclists paths, does not even come close to 0.1% of that spent on the roads.
Typical cyclist
Why wait several minutes for him to back up? Just dismount the bike and climb over the vehicle draging your bike along for the ride creating multiple scratches all over the car.
Glad you stood your ground:)
@@bennysum8252 WTF are you on about?. BTW, CZcams is for videos, try creating some content rather than opening an account so you can have a dig at others.
There used to be a bollard there. The city was notified in May that it was damaged but they didn't replace it.
Personally as an out of towner going into Toronto, I understand the first few drivers. Having people crossing left and right, cars inches from you in all directions and people honking non stop can get overwhelming and give you tunnel vision. A lot of the bike lanes and multi lane roads within Toronto confuse the hell out of me every time I go there. I’ve never gone into a bikers lane before, but I’ve definitely veered towards one before realizing my mistake and taking a sharp turn. Even more signs doesn’t really help the situation, I just believe that it’s a culture gap between us townies and the big boy Toronto. Hope people put less hate on the first few drivers, they clearly just made a mistake.
I used to mad at the slobs in cars blocking bike lanes but realized it's futile to bicker and become hostile at them . You see I kwow something that the slobs in cars don't . I am very healthy in in great shape and will carry this positive attitude and state of well-being into my old age . Chances are I will outlive these car folks who park in the bikes lanes and they don't know it . It's the little secret that the cyclists know about .
That last car is funny. Some drivers really hate to back up.
I assume this infrastructure was introduced alleviating a two way flow of traffic leaving a one way system?
So, motorists are trying to shortcut the system? How far do they have to travel to get round this?
you need a stop douchebag style campaign, Mount a presence at each end of the lane, and have an old bicycle bot a decent one, if any vehicles try driving at you turn the bike sideways on and if they continue let it get snarled up under the car, and call the police.
May need better signage: do not enter, bikes only, no motorized vehicles, etc. A pole on the middle of the lane could help, too
Call cops and make them give out tickets! Only way, unless you burn cars.
Not content with the millions of miles of roads they can drive on for themselves and force other road users from wanting to use through fear they take to the pavement/footway/sidewalk and now it seems even dedicated cycle lanes. The sooner we put heavier restrictions on motors in towns and cities and get the police to actually apply the law the better it will be not just for people on bikes!
Now report every single one of them. Guy at the end BZMS 803 is a murderer in waiting.
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Makes you wonder why we need to pay such high taxes when a large portion of the police dept exists only to finance itself via tickets and fines.
Are people getting their licenses from a vending machine? WTF!
+Eric S Have you talked to the city about it? The driver's are confused so let's fix that.
city will be next to see this video. hopefully they will respond
The video got noticed by several media groups and I was contacted Thursday for interviews on CBC Toronto and CBC Montreal, as well as a live interview in the afternoon on CFRB 1010. CBC brought the issue to the City but as you noted, they considered them isolated incidents. Just complete ignorance. The fact that I managed to catch 4 incidents on my morning commutes over a short period of time, certainly suggests that they're not isolated. Imagine how many vehicles would be caught if someone were to sit the entire day watching.
Glitchy Gamer unfortunately you just can't fix stupid.
Dumbass Drivers Of Denver Well we can try. I just wanted to make sure something was being attempted rather then just making a video about it.
Glitchy Gamer
City ofToronto was made aware with help of local media. Unfortunately, City fealt that these were isolated incidents. Not the response we had anticipated.
It can't be clearly enough sign posted.
The title of this video doesn't make any sense. Any bike lane being used as intended will be full of vehicles.
some people should be banned from driving!
We're clearly violating Murphy's Law here. The solution is dead easy, make it impossible for cars to enter the dedicated bike lane. At each end put a bollard in the middle.
Oh even in Toronto, in Canada, that is really terrible case.
In Japan, bicyclist are allowed to ride on pavements for escaping from car lanes with heavy traffic, but I have ever experienced that some of idiot drivers parked and occupied on the widen pavement that is excluded any vehicles and motorcycles, any pedestrians and bicyclists could not pass. I remembered those things seeing this video.
I don't get it. Don't they have "bikes only" signs up? Here we have guard things in place where only bikes can get around it - and cars can't drive through.
There was a youtuber that did this same thing in Mexico City, wound up getting into arguments with drivers who thought they had a right to use the bike lane with their cars.
I love this. Hahahaha, he's not backing down, Mad respect, dude. Don't let them get away with it.
The exit for the bikes doesn't look particularly well defined in that a car can't really see the arrows until the car has committed to enter the lane. The bike lane should taper to a small entrance/exit for bikes.
In the Netherlands bikelines aren’t just seperated, but painted a different color. They’re also generally not two-way, which means they’re too narrow for cars.
you can't win . The cars aren't satisfied with running you over in what they consider to be Their street and now want to' do the same in a dedicated bike lane .
Guy was driving a Porsche. What did you expect?
I wonder if a singular bollard in between the bike lanes would help with this? (As well as more signs) Just place the bollard at the entrance and exit of the lanes. Afterward, they should ensure there is enough space around the bollard for only cyclists to comfortably ride by. Also, painting the entrance and exits of the lanes green for about 10ft should help with visibility as well.
We starting to have the same problem in Montreal!...The other day an idiot even had the balls to honk at me to get out of his way as he was coming behind me on the bike lane, obviously I slowed down even more! Then he got a little aggressive, so I had to stop an put him to his place!
Good for you!!
We should let them it will solve the pedestrians in the bike lane issue
If folk keep mistaking bike paths for roads I'd say they need to make some design changes.. so that it's clear even from across the intersection. Most people don't, nor are able to scan road paintings across intersections, especially the ones that are aligned to their line of sight. Most people scan the physical space of the roadway. This gives a lot more information in much less time than trying to locate and read road paintings. One of those flexible fiberglass bollards would work as a band aid until they could work out a proper design.
where is "stop a douchebag" Canada when you need them??? haha
Add some color to the asphalt at the beginning of the path. Its what we do here in Copenhagen to signal a conflict between bikes and cars.
Or make the lanes go up a level at the beginning.
Should be a yellow pole in the bike lane like other cities
The bike lane should be painted in a bold colorful pattern, particularly near the intersections so car drivers can see it more clearly. It looks like a regular car lane.
The city needs to put bollards at the entrance points. Two or three bollards would let bikes pass unimpeded but would stop motorized vehicles.
took that porsche long enough to move didn't it? That guy squeezes through, pity he couldn't have _accidentally_ gave the car a go-faster stripe with his handlebars, but that would probably be against the law ;)
I saw someone give a nice go-faster stripe to a car in New York that had decided to drive down the bike path. The difference there is that in NYC those drivers are doing it deliberately, whereas most of the drivers here (probably all except the Porsche) are simply disoriented.
Strangely enough Toronto has daytime-lane-control lights which aren't mentioned in PSA's or the driver hand book on what the hell they are (In case your wondering they're a series of red/green lights over a road which indicate how many lanes are dedicated to which direction, in morning more are slated for moving intown and in evening more to moving out town) a unique and admirable system, pity no one ever told anyone in the city they existed, went to make a right on to a "one way" street and took me 2 min to figure out what the hell was going on...
It seems kind of stupid to make the bike lane as big as the car lane. While it IS clearly marked, I can see the confusion sometimes the way its divided right down the middle like some 2 lane roads, bikes just dont need that much space.
Tesla Tacos um... yeah they do need that much space, maybe because it goes both ways it looks bigger, but one lane is just wide enough for one bike.
Needs more signage, these people didn't want to cut down the bike lane, they were just mistaken.
C Smith Utterly stupid, more like.
No looks more like they saw a free lane and went for it.
You're an idiot. Even after the driver in the black car was shown his mistake, he expected cyclists to get out of his way. That's not a mistake. That's being a self-entitled prick.
No they just didn't give a shit
No shit he wanted to move forward. His visibility forward is way better than his visibility backwards. Also, did you guys not see the cyclists who came out from behind him? Man, this crowd has a complete lack of the ability to see other perspectives.
Imagine what it's like in the winter!
I can't wait to try. Got my fat bike with studded snow tires. But if they plow it just like they do at Adelaide St. then there's no point.
You'd think some upright poles far enough apart for bikes to pass unhindered but too close for cars would stop this. Also, the guy in the Porsche at the end of the video, that's an SUV with more than enough ground clearance to ride over that teeny curb....and if for some reason he did manage to damage his ride, call it a dummy tax and be done with it.
He'd have to hop the curb and do a three-point turn because of the one-way road. Might just be easier to reverse. But I agree about the poles. Most bike trails have poles to allow bikes through but not motorized vehicles.
Badly designed intersection. If the authorities had any sense they would revisit this and determine exactly why it is so easy to mistake the bike lane when making a left turn.
How can people be so stupid... good on you for getting the Porsche out!!
The first part is not really the drivers fault, any unsuspecting driver could have mistaken it for a car lane.
The last part is gold.
It should be a different color, preferably red. I don't like poles but they might be neccesary here. I can't see that any changes have been made on google maps, does anybody know if there has been any changes? At least it demonstrates how these lanes can provide a clear path for emergency vehicles during motor congestion, as I've seen in London and Rotterdam.
Sure, pretty dumb of drivers to go into the bike only lane, but looking at the overhead image of that lane, it's absurd that it is even there. Easier, faster, and safer to just ride through the park.
Of course, I know this isn't about that, but rather, "conditioning" drivers to more bike lanes to come.
not sure what it's like there, but here many parks have 'no cycling' signs. and infrastructure in place at the entrances designed to discourage cyclists.
Dedicated bike lanes should have 90 degree turns about every 100 yards or meters.
Better known as a bicycle track.
A couple of vertically mounted high visibility iron poles mounted in the middle of the bikes lanes at both ends would stop this.
So Porsche not only have optional blinkers but now reverse is also not included?
If multiple cars are doing it that usually means bad civil design on the city’s part
Every cyclist is a hero. Helping save the world. One pedal revolution at a time...
Don't talk bollocks!!! What with China, India and the Russia spewing out more pollution than the whole of North America combined a few cyclists is a piss in the Ocean you cretin!
painting a solid line might stop cars from entering
The bike lanes were open in 2015 and the video was posted in Oct. 2016 but it may have taken place a couple of months when the bike lanes were brand new. The same thing happened in my hometown with poor signage and brand new. Ppl weren't being idiots they were just confused.
AbuGrabIt If they miss those road markings they shouldn't have a licence.
Need to get the junction designer to drive at that location. And be honest as to it being crystal clear, because if it is ‘out of towners ‘ it’s just signage and visibility.
Nice PD grips, OP - I used to run a pair of them myself. Also worked in this area and never saw this - absolutely ludicrous. Thanks for posting.
Question: What kind of cam are you using? Is it on all the time? Also what is that electronic horn I'm hearing?
Always lots of confused drivers in Toronto! First 2 clips are with a Rideye camera - was a great camera, even at night but built in battery only lasted a year and company isn't responding to my inquiries. Third clip is first gen GoPro cam, last clip is just a cell phone (battery died on my Gopro). Horn is a 105decibel MegaHorn by Megalert. It's loud and drivers can actually hear it.
Bad lay out. Installing rods could help also. North America still has a long way to go in bike infrastructure!
Why isn't there a sign saying its a cycle lane only !!!!
Install a durable bollard in middle with reflective strips on for night time..
Why did the city not install a pole to prevent drivers from entering the bike path?
Why don't they just put a huge highway sign above it as low as possible that says in big, bold letters "BIKE LANE."..
Or if they really want to fix it, just make it a half a foot less wide than an actual car lane, that way bikers can use it fine, but cars can't fit.
Oh my this is very scary my son was killed by a motorist that went on the shoulder and struck him and my son was only 19 years old and he loved riding his bike that was the main love of his life and some tweaker that wasn't paying attention and they were on their cell phone took him away from us and so seeing things like this just infuriates me and worries me for bicyclists I hope you stay safe
I'm sorry for your loss. I commute by bike, and it's scary sometimes with the amount of drivers who don't pay attention to where they're driving or parking.
The bike lane looks like it’s a car lane if they’re coming around that turn.
A single plastic pole could save a lot of frustration on both sides.
Make cars in the shape of a ramp at the front & back so cyclists can just ride over the top.
What is that horn you have? Does it fare well in the cold?
"What licence you have?! Fishing licence?!" - Carl Johnson
Would Love to see a pop up pole like the ones to stop cars in the bus lanes in England. Then we'd get "Cars running into pop up pole stupidity" videos!
Put up a single brightly painted vertical post at the center of the entrance and exit of these bike lanes. Bikes can get in and out and cars cant fit past the pole, problem solved.
The drivers know; they just feel entitled.
Here in Fort Worth our Mayor Besty Price had a lot of streets changed for bike lanes. And guess what?
They are barley fucking used.
What a waste of taxpayer money.
I don't think you realize how cheap paint is compared to freeway expansion #7.761983e17364826197591272. now, looking at fort worth's bike path, I don't even need to go on the ground to see issues: nothing connects to anything. dropping onto the one on forest park boulevard, I can already tell that I would use the drive lanes over that if I encountered that bike lane. That's not a lane, that's a shoulder.
You see, THAT is why this shit doesn't get used: you can't use it
The person making the video has some confidence, you never know when they are going to be like the guy in the Home Depot truck.
Did you notice the bicyclist riding in a pedestrian crosswalk just after forcing a car to back out of the bicycle lanes? Bicyclists are required by law to dismount and walk their bike across the street when using pedestrian crosswalks... I wish that every motorist who drives on a dedicated bike lane could be ticketed, but bicyclists are not entirely without fault either.
They should paint all bicycle paths in a bright color, i’m sure that would go a long way
seems to be a problem in every city. some cities paint the bike lanes. some yellow, some white, some red. that seems to help. maybe it'll help in Toronto, they seem smart enough to learn about colors.
Maybe take a page from 'Stop a Douchebag' and get some volunteers together and of course, stickers to place on vehicles that use the bike lane. Or....place some cement pile-ons or something at the entrances. That would allow room for the bikes to get by but not vehicles.
start something like 'stop a douchebag' (search for them on youtube), with stickers and all, that wil teach them!!