Brent ToderianMar 29, 2023

NEW: “I’m sorry to break it to anyone who has trouble keeping their car out of a bike lane (or off a concrete barrier), but it’s not the bike lane’s fault you’re a shitty driver. If you hit something stationary, that’s your fault. Pay attention to the fucking road while you’re driving. It’s not too much to ask when other people’s lives are literally at stake.”

Harsh but true.

#BikeLanes #bikes #cars #cities #street
https://jalopnik.com/its-not-the-bike-lanes-fault-youre-a-bad-driver-1850269918

It's Not the Bike Lane's Fault You're a Bad Driver

Instead of complaining about bike lanes, try paying attention while you're driving.

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Show threadJMaverickJacks1Apr 12, 2023
@BrentToderian Studies show that bike lanes are safest when they’re physically divided from the street by barriers that cars can’t easily cross. That’s largely because most American drivers simply aren’t used to driving on streets with bike lanes, and therefore don’t readily recognize them. I wish we had bike lanes everywhere.
Show threadJMaverickJacks1
@BrentToderian Additionally, many drivers’ education courses (especially for older drivers from rural states) never mentioned bicycles as something to watch for. They are easy to overlook for folks only scanning their mirrors for big cars and trucks.
Apr 12, 2023 at 7:26pmWeb