• SuiXi3D
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    193 months ago

    This is great. I just wish solving the issues I have to deal with as a cyclist were as ‘easy’ to do. Not a lot I can do when bike lanes just end and the road narrows enough to make it unreasonable to add one beyond pouring more asphalt.

    • nix
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      193 months ago

      @SuiXi3D @[email protected] Agreed, we can’t solve those bigger problems without city buy-in. I think it’s all part if a cycle tho, guerilla projects get people talking, which gives a chance to convince more people, which hopefully gets those bigger projects done.

      • @Eatspancakes84
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        163 months ago

        Actually bike lanes work best if 1. They are completely separate from the road or 2. The road feels narrow so cars naturally slow down. So go right ahead and spray paint bike lanes on the edges of narrow roads. I am sure that on 99 percent of US roads in town/city centers it will improve safety for cyclists, drivers and pedestrians.

    • @grue
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      113 months ago

      There are plenty of things you can do as a cyclist to force change.

      • Ride assertively, taking the lane early and often
      • Participate in Critical Mass rides
      • Stage a “just a minute” protest when you come across cars parked in the bike lane
      • Paint guerilla sharrows, bike lanes, bike boxes, etc.