Re:Everyone loves e-bikes – except some who have to share ro...
by boron1006 on Sunday August 07, 2022 @10:08AM
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> So do bikes.
The comment that you cite doesn’t actually have any supporting citations…
> Rules are rules, unless someone thinks that bikers are special and aren't subject to the same laws the rest of us have to follow.
I would love for enforcement of cyclists who break the law to increase. But that would require actually providing working infrastructure for bikes.
You can’t write someone a ticket for not riding in a bike lane when literally every single block someone has parked in the bike lane. If there was a place where every single day on every block, someone parked in the only road for cars in a major city and on a major road artery, this would be a national news story. But this is what happens on weekdays at ~8:45am where I am in LA.
Every city also has completely different rules about cycling, which very few people bother to know about. In many cities it’s fine to ride on the sidewalk.
The comment that you cite doesn’t actually have any supporting citations…
> Rules are rules, unless someone thinks that bikers are special and aren't subject to the same laws the rest of us have to follow.
I would love for enforcement of cyclists who break the law to increase. But that would require actually providing working infrastructure for bikes.
You can’t write someone a ticket for not riding in a bike lane when literally every single block someone has parked in the bike lane. If there was a place where every single day on every block, someone parked in the only road for cars in a major city and on a major road artery, this would be a national news story. But this is what happens on weekdays at ~8:45am where I am in LA.
Every city also has completely different rules about cycling, which very few people bother to know about. In many cities it’s fine to ride on the sidewalk.