They passed alot more cars than that as it is only counting the right lane here
Bicycles FTW
But fuck those motorbikes in the bicycle lane
I thought that’s what this was at first, then I realized the video is just sped up.
Well there’s not a motorbike lane, and it’s a bit safer than lane-splitting, so we can share. It’s not like OP is blasting past bicycles doing faster than a fast bicycle can.
But also I’m 99% sure that’s a bicycle.
Oh I know it’s a bicycle in the video. I mean I was almost hit by a motorbike in the bicycle lane few months ago
I think we should join all those metal boxes together end to end, enlarge the space within, place them all on a track and make it run on a schedule. Just pitching ideas here, what do you guys make of it?
Ah, the good old Adam Something trick! In the end everything can become a train!
I also always love these long ass comment chains where people optimise any problem / solution for traffic/transport until it becomes a train.
What is this, Communalism?
This was my favorite thing to think about back when I lived somewhere bikable
Absolutely, I was always faster with my bike inside the outer city ring, mainly because I saved looking for a parking space. Now? Not so much. My commute is 50km across the mountains, 45 minutes by car, three hours by bike if I take the electric one.
150 cars locking up several buses and an ambulance, no less.
A few observations:
- That’s a fuck-ton of distance for 150 cars.
- “One more lane, bro” wouldn’t make a goddamn difference.
- We really need bike lanes… on every road.
Imagine how many other bike riders we would have if bike lanes weren’t this terrifying
I had the same thought. It looked pretty tame to me, but I’m an experienced cyclist. It must look harrowing if you haven’t cycled much, especially with the sped up video. Those of us “in the know” get the point op is trying to make, and in this space it’s probably 99% of us, but I have to wonder if these kinds of posts hurt more than they help.
I think they help.
We just also need to encourage physical barriers for bike lanes instead of paint and good faith.
God I hate the assholes that can’t even stay in the lines when atopped.
All those school busses indicates this is at maximum possible congestion condition time.
The blocks around my kids school become an instant popup blockade for about 30 minutes everyday.
Public transit options are so necessary.
Yeah, we are about a mile from my kids’ elementary school, so I drive about halfway to the school and walk the rest with them, because I just have zero interest in being stuck in the chaos that is that last quarter mile. Plus, I feel good having them walk a bit to get to school, I like to think it’ll get them both used to being on foot more. My older one walks one day a week in a group about a mile to school. The younger one is four, and I have zero expectation that he’d do the entire walk, and even less expectation that we’d get there on time.
Have you thought about a bike bus? A Mile bike ride is very doable if the roads aren’t terrible.
Besides a bike bus, if it’s just one or 2 kids a well done cargo bike will get them there easily. A mile bike ride is doable even with horrifyingly bad roads.
Meanwhile in my city: passed cars: 1. The second car is already blocking the bike lane for mysterious reasons and you cannot get around. Then first right turn possibility: all the cars turn right without watching out for bikes. Then the light is red again. Maybe you can make it alive during the next green phase 🥲
It’s actually an amazing feeling when this happens. Makes me pedal way harder.
I’d bet a bunch of them would rather be on their bikes with you if there were decent bike infrastructure…
Infrastructure is the key. I’ve had a lot of people tell me they’re too scared to cycle.
I bike to work everyday(25km back and forth), mainly in a city that is doing well in term of infrastructure (Paris, but I live in the suburbs), and sometimes when I’m home and think about it I wonder why I’m doing something that dangerous. But then when I’m on the bike I don’t feel in danger at all.
It’s weird, and I guess it is a brake on change.
I feel similar. 5km to work for me and I ride it every day. Probably twice a week I have a bad encounter with a car. Usually just them not noticing me on a crosswalk (which is why I always pretend I’m invisible). And in my city, we have far above the national average of bike deaths from cars.
But I still enjoy biking, and don’t enjoy driving. And think cars ruin cities. And want change. I guess that’s enough for me to ignore the serious risks.
150 people, likely? So a couple busses or a single crowded LRT? Heavens…
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One bus route doesn’t have to go everywhere.
A well-designed public transport network, even if it “just” uses buses, will have opportunities for connecting journeys. Passengers can change buses and travel to destinations on other routes.
What is this, a bike lane for ants!?
Shouldn’t it be about double that number because of the second car lane?
Yes, but also friendly reminder that there is no such thing as a “car lane.” There is only a general-purpose lane, which allows cars along with all other vehicle types (including bicycles, even if there’s also a bicycle-only lane).
I mean, motorized vehicle only roads exist…
That’s going to depend on your local area’s laws.
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The video is sped up, right?
Looking at the jogger about halfway through, and the moving cars at the end, looks like it’s 1.5x or 2x speed.
I estimate probably 3x speed. 0.25 playback feels a little slow and 0.5 playback is clearly too fast.
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Mods: Just ban this neckbeard troll already.
Seriously. Over half this thread is people feeding this troll.
This video had obviously been sped up.
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Also, oops a Uber passenger just ended their ride early and got out to walk, opens door on the biker because they are flying too fast.
That’s against the law in MA, passenger would be at fault.
Motorist Responsibilities (see MGL Chapter 89, Section 2 and Chapter 90, Section 14)
Motorists and their passengers must check for passing bicyclists before opening their door. Motorists and their passengers can be ticketed and fined up to $100 for opening car or truck doors into the path of any other traffic, including bicycles and pedestrians.
Dunno about where you are but where I live cyclists do not have to adhere to “posted speed limits”.
Where this video was taken, cyclists do have to adhere to posted speed limits. However, we don’t actually know what the speed limit was here (the 20 mph sign did not apply because it wasn’t flashing). Edit: found it based on another commenter naming the street. 25 mph.
