David ColburnMay 20, 2023
Drivers 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
Show threadKevin DalleyMay 21, 2023
@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
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Parking Enforcement in Oakland

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Show threadDavid Colburn
@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. 😐
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Show threadKevin DalleyMay 21, 2023
@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