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Re:Everyone loves e-bikes – except some who have to share ro... by cogman10 on Monday August 08, 2022 @10:26AM (#32385787)
> Though it's more likely to be construction workers who hopefully do actually have some sort of permit to be using the bike lane, but it's still an issue for cyclists.

Definitely a problem, though at least where I'm at (Idaho) it's generally the case that they are actually doing something that requires blocking SOMETHING and I get why they choose the bike lane over the sidewalk or road.

That said, there are times when they just store their cones in the bike lane, and that can be super frustrating.

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Re:Everyone loves e-bikes – except some who have to share ro... by wizofaus on Monday August 08, 2022 @02:14PM (#32388996)
If "frustrating" was the worst of it I wouldn't waste time discussing it, but suddenly forcing cyclists in a dedicated bike lane into a busy regular traffic lane with no alternative option available is pretty obviously a recipe for disaster - admittedly it's hard to find solid evidence of cyclists being killed by such arrangements (quite a few cases of cyclists being killed riding in such lanes, seemingly all due to moving vehicles crossing their path) but there are definitely cases of very serious injury.
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