Forced into Bike Lane?

Bike lanes can be awesome if done well - like the recent Hornby Bike lane (except for the 2 directions part). However, the idea that bikes are required to use the bike lane is insidious. Fortunately, I haven't seen that applied here, the VPD seem to be much more sensible than the NYPD. (I do remember Steve Balyi fighting a ticket in Victoria sucessfully, I doubt that even in NYC bikes required to use bike lane would hold up in court.) Nevertheless, this is an excellent and important video on the topic, even here. Among the automobile advocating general public there is certainly the sentiment that bikes should be "out of the way" in the bike lanes:

Trailer Trash

The Shoppers Challenge.

A Bike and SUV compete to see which is faster to run errands in Chicago. April 2008.

Velopalooza June 2010. Cargo Bike Ride.

Fake car survey on Dunsmuir Viaduct?

(the part about the survey may have been debunked... stay tuned)

The people who oppose bike lanes are doing a bit of a dirty tricks campaign... maybe.



These folks in the video were out pretending to be working for the city, acted a little shady when questioned, and yesterday were suggesting that "the city is thinking of getting rid of the bike lanes."
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