NomNomThe Utah Senate passed a bill banning Salt Lake City from taking space away from cars for bike lanes and bus lanes
This is stupid.
We have that here in Ontario too. It’s fucking moronic.
Ohh no, a cyclist, they’re ruining my commute by using the bike lane that doesn’t interfere with traffic at all!
The only answer is to aggressively take the lane all the time. It’s legal, and it’s the safest option.
It’s illegal to ride on the sidewalk, and it’s dangerous to ride on the shoulder. The shoulder is a great place to puncture a tire because it’s full of debris and glass and sometimes nails. It’s also got drainage grates that your wheels can catch in, parked cars, and there’s no protection from getting sideswiped by mirrors.
I’m my city it’s also sadly common for trucks making wide turns to kill cyclists who are on their right.
This is about changing streets, not maintaining existing bus/bike infrastructure.
It’s still stupid, just for a slightly different reason.
Yeah, we have exactly that, and attempting to suspend civil liberties to remove bike lames.
But if you can get the local traffic off the road by making bike and bus lanes, then there’s fewer cars making traffic for further away commutes.
OoopsIt’s also got drainage grates that your wheels can catch in
Wait… grates parallel to the driving direction are legal where you live? That’s insanely stupid…
They’re often diagonal, but yes. If you catch your wheel in this you’re going to crash and wreck your bike.
Here’s an article with an image of exactly what I mean: thestar.com/…/article_52edf415-3830-5abc-9853-496…
But they also come in a square hinged variety like this:
