[SDCBC] FW: Plastic Cones in Bike Lane

[JonIsaacs at aol.com]

In a message dated 8/28/2007 9:23:06 AM Pacific Daylight Time, 
serge at issakov.org writes:

> 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. 
> -----

The issue here is pylons and parked cars illegally blocking the bicycle lane. 
 I do not  see cars parked in the other traffic lanes, I do not see illegally 
placed pylons in other traffic lanes.    I believe this is because the police 
act quickly on such situations... Do you see these things?

>>>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? 
-----

I am sure all of us reading this list are capable of comfortably dealing with 
blocked bicycle lanes.   To suggest otherwise is silly.   Whether or not Bike 
Lanes are a good idea, (and I am on the Fence on that), they are there and 
IMHO, ought to be respected.  

Jon Isaacs







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