Venting I see this all of the time on Broadway by the Chipotlebola, a couple of blocks from my building.
Venting I see this all of the time on Broadway by the Chipotlebola, a couple of blocks from my building. This guy is parked behind the row of parked cars that separates the bike lane from traffic. He apparently thinks it's a lane of traffic, so there he sits behind the empty cars, waiting for them to move. He has Nevada plates, so maybe I should give him the benefit of the doubt. But probably 90% of the people I see in this predicament have Washington plates, and they should know better. He is also blocking a very heavily used pedestrian crosswalk for no reason.
In the guy's defense, he is under a traffic light. He probably moved forward on a green not realizing the cars are parked (as you noted).
ReplyDeleteMeanwhile, it would appear we have a traffic management problem. Are those posted parking places? I have never seen a parking spot on a road, that wasn't against a curb.
Anyway, +1 for Chipotlebola :P
Casey Heater, the idea, I think, is to create a protected bike lane (to the right) without sacrificing parking. Admittedly, it's not a great idea as neither motorists nor bicyclists seem to like it. There's also a "pedestrian" lane (in the parked cars' door zone) but no one uses it because there's a sidewalk right by the bike lane. That space could have been used for planters or something that created a real protected bike lane. So maybe the city was just being cheap.
ReplyDeleteThis type of design is frustrating... but yeah, drivers just suck at paying attention in general, especially in the US. I never saw this level of confusion in Europe. But in the US, this is a multiple times per day dillemma.
ReplyDeleteHappens all the time in SE at the Clinton & Lincoln St intersections with 39th-drivers blocking the clearly marked green bicycle only area.
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