http://www.dailyslope.com/2008/10/13/5th-ave-bike-lanes-unsafe-for-all/ Park Slope, Brooklyn Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:14:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.dailyslope.com/2008/10/13/5th-ave-bike-lanes-unsafe-for-all/comment-page-1/#comment-92302 Joanne Park Slope Brooklyn Thu, 22 Jul 2010 04:02:12 +0000 http://www.dailyslope.com/?p=407#comment-92302 The PPW bike lanes are aestheticly ugly and have taken the property value of PPW and surrounding homes down a notch! I have seen continuous infractions by bikers, who still ride bikes on the sidewalk, who do not abide by traffic rules, such as red lights, crossing at corners, etc., and there are traffic jams on 9th St. and PPW all the time! I have the pictures to prove it. The community board did not do a very good job on letting the neighborhood know about this topic and did not give all residence a chance to voice their opinions on the subject!!! We opposed the 9th Street bike lanes and were shot down. The bike lanes were installed. How about registering bikes, for a fee, just like the cars do that they share the road with, to keep up the roads they are riding. How about making bikers carry liability insurance for when the do damage to the cars that they share the road with or when they collide with humans. This city has a financial deficit but yet the city found the money to install the lanes, and the lights, signs and all other paraphernalia that go along with installing the lanes. We seem to have money for what the politicians want but not for the people of this city. How about raises for teachers instead of bike lanes. That seems like a novel idea!!! The PPW bike lanes are aestheticly ugly and have taken the property value of PPW and surrounding homes down a notch! I have seen continuous infractions by bikers, who still ride bikes on the sidewalk, who do not abide by traffic rules, such as red lights, crossing at corners, etc., and there are traffic jams on 9th St. and PPW all the time! I have the pictures to prove it. The community board did not do a very good job on letting the neighborhood know about this topic and did not give all residence a chance to voice their opinions on the subject!!! We opposed the 9th Street bike lanes and were shot down. The bike lanes were installed. How about registering bikes, for a fee, just like the cars do that they share the road with, to keep up the roads they are riding. How about making bikers carry liability insurance for when the do damage to the cars that they share the road with or when they collide with humans. This city has a financial deficit but yet the city found the money to install the lanes, and the lights, signs and all other paraphernalia that go along with installing the lanes. We seem to have money for what the politicians want but not for the people of this city. How about raises for teachers instead of bike lanes. That seems like a novel idea!!!

]]> 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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