Is... Is that a lane for cars to park on one side of the bike lane?
We have police here that try to enforce using the bike lane when the bike lane is also often the street parking lane. As in, people are legally permitted to obstruct the bike lane, but bikers aren't supposed to leave. (And even if we are/do, it is not safe at all because the lanes aren't big enough to give a biker several feet in width.)
I hate laws regarding bicycles on the street. They should all involve having a healthy-sized bike lane and safety from obstruction :/ When I heard about cops in my city cracking down on bikes not in the bike lane, I was really shocked because the bike lane was mostly synonymous with 'parking lane' and the bike lane was often like... A white line on the ground. I mean, you couldn't even write 'Bike Lane' in it, they would just have a sign on [the sidewalk] indicating it.
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Date: 2011-06-09 11:45 pm (UTC)We have police here that try to enforce using the bike lane when the bike lane is also often the street parking lane. As in, people are legally permitted to obstruct the bike lane, but bikers aren't supposed to leave. (And even if we are/do, it is not safe at all because the lanes aren't big enough to give a biker several feet in width.)
I hate laws regarding bicycles on the street. They should all involve having a healthy-sized bike lane and safety from obstruction :/ When I heard about cops in my city cracking down on bikes not in the bike lane, I was really shocked because the bike lane was mostly synonymous with 'parking lane' and the bike lane was often like... A white line on the ground. I mean, you couldn't even write 'Bike Lane' in it, they would just have a sign on [the sidewalk] indicating it.