Comments on: Can someone ‘splain this?

By: Keri

Keri — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:27:09 +0000

I didn’t bring a bike.

I’ve seen a lot of people riding though — mostly on roads without facilities. I’ve seen a few Effective cyclists, they looked a lot safer and more comfortable than the many “improvisers.” Lot’s of wrong-way, sidewalk and curb/door-hugging. Red light-running and threading through a wall of pedestrians in a crosswalk is pretty normal, too.

Seems like a lot more bike racks than last time I was here. Some interesting ones with benches around them on Broadway. I took pics of that.

I’m going to go out and walk on the river path shortly. That looks like a really nice facility.

By: eddie

eddie — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:16:25 +0000

so how is the riding in nyc these days? how do cyclists feel about it?

By: Keri

Keri — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 02:18:45 +0000

I like your bike lane... that's my favorite kind!

By: Steve A

Steve A — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 02:15:06 +0000

Hmm, seeing all this bike lane stuff has inspired me to do my very own bike lane post.

By: Mighk

Mighk — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 23:06:19 +0000

As I saw in a recent video, the NYC bike czar said they put their sharrows 11 ft. from the curb. Why? Because it’s the closest a cyclist should be to parked cars? No, because the minimum standard for sharrow placement in the MUTCD is 11 ft. and many designers habitually use the minimums with bikeway design. (That’s a standard I and some other professionals fought against; sure enough here it is being misused.)

The rationale for the wrong-side buffer is that passenger doors less frequently than driver-side doors do. true, but still, why increase the risk?

Oh yeah, fear of overtaking motorists.

Makes me glad my job title is no longer “Bicycle & Pedestrian Coordinator.”