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Amy_Ponder t1_iu0qexh wrote

Reply to comment by kangaroospyder in New protected parking on Cambridge St? by wegry

I think that's more out of ignorance than malice, since separated bike lanes are still pretty rare, so a lot of pedestrians flat-out don't know what they are or that they're not supposed to walk there. The more people we have biking on the streets, the more pedestrians will start getting the memo and respecting the lanes.

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kangaroospyder t1_iu0yu7s wrote

I just walked from South Station to the BCEC and back today. The entire walk next to the sidewalk level bike lanes both ways had pedestrians in them, and that's a with benches and trees seperating the sidewalks from bike lanes. I've literally been yelled at for using the bike lane on Mass Ave outside The Elliot, and I refuse to use the Mass Ave one between Boylston and Westland because it is so chaotic... No one respects bike lanes, it's just extra sidewalk or extra car space.

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charons-voyage t1_iu14p6k wrote

The Mass Ave ones are horrible. Every time I need to brake and wait for morons on two feet to get out of my way. I stopped going that way though cus I’m legit scared of Mass and Cass nowadays.

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