Re:Cambridge's Ambitious Protected Bike Lane Law
by gautamdivgi on Thursday April 11, 2019 @12:46PM
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I've written about this earlier. People get seriously nasty in their cars. I've seen them honk at my 8 yr old daughter crossing the street from her school to come home.
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Re:Cambridge's Ambitious Protected Bike Lane Law
by bzbarsky on Thursday April 11, 2019 @01:20PM
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This seems to vary greatly by location.
In the Boston metro area, my anecdotal experience is that cars in Needham will stop to allow pedestrians/bikers to cross a 40mph main road at a non-crosswalk location (though to be fair there are no crosswalks). _Especially_ if there are any kids involved.
If you move just slightly further in, to Brookline, good luck getting people to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk, like the signage says they should. I don't know whether it's the slightly higher population density, some difference in the demographics of the drivers or what, but the difference is pretty stark.
Re:Cambridge's Ambitious Protected Bike Lane Law
by justaguyhere on Thursday April 11, 2019 @01:16PM
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Most people grew up with cars, in most places in the US (other than big cities like NY, where having a car is a hassle). It is not going to be easy changing their attitude towards pedestrians and cyclists. It is going to be a slow, gradual process.
In a twisted way, many millennials not being able to afford cars (or not wanting to own) might help.