Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
The problem, Frank, is that the bikes in the traffic lanes DON'T go
the speed of traffic; they run through lights and cut in and out and
THEY make sudden swoops onto the cross street and back, cutting
through pedestrian traffic, scattering tourists in all directions.
The bike lanes are relatively new, and they provide a lot of safety to
both cyclists and pedestrians. Unfortunately, those who are impatient
create a safety hazard.
Dan
On Sat, Jun 11, 2011 at 2:15 PM, frank theriault
<knarftheria...@gmail.com> wrote:
I'd much rather be right in the middle of a car
lane, going the speed of traffic where they cars can see me, than
stuck in a bike lane, on the periphery, subject to sudden swoops by
cars diving into and out of illegal parking spots, subject to car
doors being suddenly flung open into my face by disembarking
passengers, etc.
Second that...
Really, in NY there are so many reckless people on bikes you really
can't imagine...
and on a noisy street if you are a slow moving pedestrian you are in
peril frequently..
You can't hear the bikes approaching and they are particularly bold when
there is stand still
traffic with cars... and many don't realise how scary they are for the
old and fragile - whooosh!
The bike lanes are useful for , at the very least, if people stay in
them warning we who neither drive or ride bikes
that a bike might be coming down the lane. But you still have to look
_both_ ways.
at first I thought it was a bad idea too... but it really is working in
my neighborhood.
In the best of all possible worlds in Manhattan, all private cars would
be banned just busses , necessary business deliveries and
bikes and trikes and pedestrians.
The holier than thou attitude of some riders in New York and being
yelled at by a twenty year old on a bike to get out of the way
when I'm crossing the street with the light and he is running it ain't
so much fun.
ann
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