http://www.dailyslope.com/2008/10/13/5th-ave-bike-lanes-unsafe-for-all/ Community website for the Park Slope neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:58:52 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 http://www.dailyslope.com/2008/10/13/5th-ave-bike-lanes-unsafe-for-all/comment-page-1/#comment-68824 Joshua Fri, 14 Nov 2008 17:19:41 +0000 http://www.dailyslope.com/?p=407#comment-68824 The bike lanes are very very bad. The other week, I was walking across the street while I was drinking a smoothie, when all of a sudden this crazy man on a bike went right into me and knocked me on my fanny. He hit me so hard that it knocked my shoes off and I lost my glasses. The bike lanes are very very bad. The other week, I was walking across the street while I was drinking a smoothie, when all of a sudden this crazy man on a bike went right into me and knocked me on my fanny. He hit me so hard that it knocked my shoes off and I lost my glasses.

]]> http://www.dailyslope.com/2008/10/13/5th-ave-bike-lanes-unsafe-for-all/comment-page-1/#comment-67310 lexie Wed, 29 Oct 2008 12:15:35 +0000 http://www.dailyslope.com/?p=407#comment-67310 how is this herting the parks how is this herting the parks

]]> http://www.dailyslope.com/2008/10/13/5th-ave-bike-lanes-unsafe-for-all/comment-page-1/#comment-65087 2Cents Sat, 18 Oct 2008 07:43:31 +0000 http://www.dailyslope.com/?p=407#comment-65087 How about a bikelane on the other side of the sidewalk? Cars and bikes should not interact on the same pavement. How about a bikelane on the other side of the sidewalk? Cars and bikes should not interact on the same pavement.

]]> http://www.dailyslope.com/2008/10/13/5th-ave-bike-lanes-unsafe-for-all/comment-page-1/#comment-64112 Stephen - NYC Mon, 13 Oct 2008 18:18:38 +0000 http://www.dailyslope.com/?p=407#comment-64112 As I posted earlier today on the NYT, http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/10/13/buried-in-the-bailout-the-bicycle-commuter-act/?hp#comment-2360, bicycle lanes aren't really the answer. We need better maintenance of the streets so that we can ride without worrying about potholes and such things. Dedicated lanes encourage poor riding techniques. Enforcement of existing rules helps, but the police can't be everywhere (yeah, I know, it would be great if they weren't there when you fail to stop at a stop sign). As I posted earlier today on the NYT, http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/10/13/buried-in-the-bailout-the-bicycle-commuter-act/?hp#comment-2360,
bicycle lanes aren’t really the answer. We need better maintenance of the streets so that we can ride without worrying about potholes and such things. Dedicated lanes encourage poor riding techniques.
Enforcement of existing rules helps, but the police can’t be everywhere (yeah, I know, it would be great if they weren’t there when you fail to stop at a stop sign).

]]> http://www.dailyslope.com/2008/10/13/5th-ave-bike-lanes-unsafe-for-all/comment-page-1/#comment-64089 Katie Lee Joel’s Burger Sham - City Room Blog - NYTimes.com Mon, 13 Oct 2008 15:36:14 +0000 http://www.dailyslope.com/?p=407#comment-64089 [...] Drivers and bicyclists square off over the Fifth Avenue bike lane in Brooklyn. [Daily Slope] [...] [...] Drivers and bicyclists square off over the Fifth Avenue bike lane in Brooklyn. [Daily Slope] [...]

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