David ColburnDrivers are always innovating new ways of scaring cyclists. Yesterday, right after I had ridden around one empty car parked in the Telegraph bike lane, the driver parked in the bike lane 30 feet ahead of it suddenly put his car in reverse as I approached it from behind, only putting his foot on the brake AFTER his Prius started moving backwards. (He ended up making an illegal U-turn after I passed him, so I'm chalking this one up to sheer lack of driving skills, since he probably didn't mean to reverse at all.) #Oakland #BikeOAK #BikeOakland #BikeEastBay #BikeLanes #Cycling
Another bike lane video from yesterday. There is 20 feet of legal curbside parking next to these two empty pickup trucks, but their owners left them parked in the bike lane anyway, because they know the City of #Oakland tolerates flagrant illegality like this. This part of 38th Ave almost always has several vehicles blocking the bike lane, and some drivers even use it for overnight parking, because they know they won't be ticketed, never mind towed. #BikeOAK #BikeOakland #BikeEastBay #BikeLanes #Cycling
Miragee@colburn How weird! Some asshole keyed my car in a Costco parking lot. I’m thinking this behavior might lead to the same behavior. Hope they have “Full Coverage.”
Eric Colburn@colburn wow, that is nuts!
@Etherealcolburn Here's the same silver F150 parked in more or less the same spot about a week ago. Someone clearly just uses it as their own personal parking spot. The cars that get blocked in are probably from the same household, so they think they're not causing any problems. Oakland's parking enforcement and police officers obviously agree. 🤷♂️
@colburn You live in the wild west!
Kevin Dalley@colburn
#Oakland doesn't even pretend to enforce laws against delivery vehicles parking in bike lanes.
0 tickets were issued for bike lane violations to the big delivery companies from 2010-2022.
And only 33 were issues for other parking violations.
#VisionZero #BikeOAK #BikeOakland #BikeEastBay #BikeLanes
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1U8AuKf3g7J1AIu5XwB6yb3ZSp7KMq9Gy4aQIAwp-En4/edit?usp=sharing
#Oakland doesn't even pretend to enforce laws against delivery vehicles parking in bike lanes.
0 tickets were issued for bike lane violations to the big delivery companies from 2010-2022.
And only 33 were issues for other parking violations.
#VisionZero #BikeOAK #BikeOakland #BikeEastBay #BikeLanes
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1U8AuKf3g7J1AIu5XwB6yb3ZSp7KMq9Gy4aQIAwp-En4/edit?usp=sharing
Parking Enforcement in Oakland
Parking Enforcement in Oakland Kevin Dalley Mastodon @[email protected] Twitter @nereocystis Traffic Violence Rapid Response Overview Violations 2010-2022 Questions Progressive Parking Ticketing USPS vehicles Add loading zones Current policies and fees Overview Many delivery vehicles p...
@colburn
@heatherknight just covered parking in bike lanes in San Francisco, where they sometimes ticket delivery vehicles
https://sfba.social/@heatherknight/110404516878978530
Heather Knight (@[email protected])
My latest column: San Franciscans have long assumed the SFMTA prioritizes revenue over safety in its parking tickets — and now there’s data to back that up. Of the agency’s 1.2 million tickets a year, 92% have nothing to do with safety. https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/bayarea/heatherknight/article/parking-tickets-18106566.php
@kevindalley Thanks. No surprise, but it's good to see the actual data. For whatever reason (maybe due to my particular routes), I almost never encounter UPS, USPS, FedEx or even Amazon trucks in the bike lanes I use. Lots of private vehicles and Uber/DoorDash drivers, though. It's hard for me to get very angry at the individual drivers, since all the signals they get from the city and from other drivers' behavior is that it's okay to park in bike lanes. 😐
@colburn
Oakland doesn't have enough loading zones, so many areas are difficult for delivery companies.
However, delivery companies often ignore legal parking even when it is available
Oakland doesn't have enough loading zones, so many areas are difficult for delivery companies.
However, delivery companies often ignore legal parking even when it is available
brett danvers@colburn you don't have to be Einstein to get a car licence!