tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post5079062932685771398..comments2024-01-18T09:29:42.707-05:00Comments on Biking in Heels: Pro bike crowdCyclerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12072776738519243521noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-44181563981932171152011-04-17T12:36:25.815-04:002011-04-17T12:36:25.815-04:00"The police captain pretty much guaranteed th..."The police captain pretty much guaranteed that there will be first be warnings, and then tickets on the new facilities, and maybe before."<br /><br />Does that mean that there will be actual enforcement of existing rules now? In Cambridge, it seems that every year or two, the Cambridge PD goes through a spasm of enforcement that lasts for a couple of weeks, the it goes back to normal. I once told a Cambridge cop that if there were just two rules enforced--stopping at red lights and not riding the wrong way--they'd probably have greatly improved bike safety. He agreed, but it seems like they aren't going to make even that much effort. If there's no enforcement, the rule might as well not exist.moopheusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-15909119471401643192011-04-16T09:08:55.210-04:002011-04-16T09:08:55.210-04:00Mass Ave's proposed design is
Southbound:
8&#...Mass Ave's proposed design is<br /><br />Southbound:<br />8'-0" Parking<br />5'-0" Bike Lane<br />11'-0" Travel Lane<br />10'-0" Travel Lane<br /><br />Northbound:<br />71 removed parking spaces<br />5'-0" Bike Lane<br />11'-0" Travel Lane<br />10'-0" Travel Lane<br /><br />Preferable the two 11'-0" travel lanes would be reduced to 10'-6" to allow for a 6'-0" bike lane adjacent to the parked cars on the southbound side.Fenwayhttp://go.bikeforums.net/?id=42X129555&xs=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhotfile.com%2Fdl%2F114569640%2F7e8c956%2FFinalMassAvePresentation.pdf.html&sref=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bikeforums.net%2Fprivate.php%3Fdo%3Dshowpm%26pmid%3D1904182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-9588649789333679962011-04-16T08:42:16.176-04:002011-04-16T08:42:16.176-04:00Funny that you would say that, MamaVee, I feel lik...Funny that you would say that, MamaVee, I feel like Longwood westbound would be an AMAZING candidate for removal of on-street parking to allow to a true bike lane. I don't know what the options are for the people who live along there, but from the way cars ROAR past me as soon as there's a chance, I think there would be a lot of public support by drivers for a separate bike lane.Chicharrónhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00851340049148105742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-78700438841644068662011-04-16T03:53:44.016-04:002011-04-16T03:53:44.016-04:00It's been about 20 years since I rode regularl...It's been about 20 years since I rode regularly in Cambridge and Boston; from about 85-92 I found the traffic in Mass (Boston, Cambridge, Somerville) and PA (Philadelphia) to be low speed chaos. While bicyclists may have run some red lights, drivers did routinely and I never saw any motorist ticked for a moving violation, so I am not sympathetic to motorist complaints about bicyclists. However, riding in the lane was fairly simple - as a bicyclist my intention was clear, I had room to react to careless motorists.<br /><br />As Philadelphia has installed bike lanes now, I find they are poorly designed (start and end abruptly, parked cars, debris), but motorists now expect bicyclists to stay in them regardless of these problems, and to yield at intersections(the lanes create right hooks). <br /><br />I question your comment that "nothing stops faster, more adventurous riders to ride in one of the two traffic lanes" - motorists and police in Philadelphia have become more hostile to bicyclists in the "car lanes" than they used to be. Have Boston drivers become more polite or tolerant than Philadelphia's?<br /><br />AngeloAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-79460325598105143952011-04-15T18:04:50.915-04:002011-04-15T18:04:50.915-04:00Nice report- thank you!
I have been doing a lot ...Nice report- thank you! <br /><br />I have been doing a lot of driving ( boo hiss) to the longwood area lately and looking at the shared road sharrows and thinking that this is great for fast people- but for myself it would be a nightmare as I am not fast, will never be fast- and I personally don't WANT to have cars behind me in line like that.... for a long stretch... but that spot really can't have anything else.MamaVeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09519007680870604271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-30062057904134159682011-04-15T12:36:37.589-04:002011-04-15T12:36:37.589-04:00Good point.
I like the idea of the flexible 4"...Good point.<br />I like the idea of the flexible 4" bollard things, every 40' or so to emphasize the separateness of the lane, while still allowing bikes in and out. I suppose it wouldn't work on the parking side.cyclerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10331461189944538729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-60440515127044211252011-04-15T12:26:29.148-04:002011-04-15T12:26:29.148-04:00excellent report and news of the turnout...
Ther...excellent report and news of the turnout... <br /><br />There really needs to be a better option than painting the bike lanes, as they suggested. While laves do need to be more obvious to everyone, paint concerns me. I (and many other riders/commuters... yourself included ;) ride all-weather, and the painted lanes become a hazard when wet, making an already nerve wracking commute more-so for fears of slipping, or not being able to stop in an emergency.Astroluc (Find me on Tumblr and Instagram @Astroluc)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02035410750985093621noreply@blogger.com