[SDCBC] FW: Plastic Cones in Bike Lane

[Serge Issakov]

On 8/27/07, JonIsaacs at aol.com <JonIsaacs at aol.com> wrote:
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> In a message dated 8/27/2007 6:01:07 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
> serge at issakov.org writes:
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> Anyway, if there are pylons, parked cars or whatever blocking a bike lane,
> I don't see what the problem is.
>
> Serge
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> Serge:
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> The Bike Lane is a traffic lane, one specialized to be sure for the
> appropriate use by cars, bicycles, etc.  I guess if you don't have a problem
> with parked cars, pylons or whatever blocking the any of the other traffic
> lanes, then I guess it's OK to do the same in the Bike Lane.???
>
> In a place where parking is allowed in the bike lane, I'm OK with that.
> But I also expect people to respect the rules of the road, I expect people
> not to park in the traffic lanes, not to put pylons in the traffic lanes,
> not to block the traffic lanes.
>
> And yes, I guess I should have said: "If I don't feel sufficiently safe in
> the Bike Lane..."
>
> Jon



Apparently, the police and this restaurant owner have a legitimate use for
those pylons.  I guess they're trying to discourage parking there, but still
allow the use of taxis?  Anyway, whatever they're trying to do might require
cyclists to merge around, what, a couple hundred feet of bike lane?  So
what?

When there are pylons closing off a vehicular traffic lane, there aren't
dozens of email messages and letters being sent.  Why all the "Oh my God the
Bike Lane is closed!" rants when it happens to bike lanes?  Why does anyone
even notice this enough to be bothered by it, that's what I don't get.

If a cyclist can't comfortably and effortlessly deal with a blocked bike
lane on a given road, then he or she probably should not be riding on that
road at all.  And if he or she CAN comfortably and effortlessly deal with a
blocked bike lane on that road, then why all the hand wringing when it is
blocked?

John E, with regard to PA Rd,  riding in the center of the #3 lane would
probably cause some aggravation on the part of the motorists, but I don't
think it would be any less safe.   Ironically, most of the aggravation would
be caused by the presence of the bike lane.  After all, I commute on a 6
lane 50+ mph arterial too, La Jolla Village Drive, but where there are no
bike lanes and many sections are too narrow to share so I have to take the
#3 lane, and I measure the frequency of honks or other signs of aggravation
in terms of months, while the frequency of smiles and friendly waves is
measured in terms of weeks or even days.

Pay attention, follow the rules, and have a great ride!

Serge
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