Blecher_onthe_Hudson t1_iu14fsu wrote on October 27, 2022 at 7:49 PM

Reply to comment by dasuberblonde in When will anyone enforce riding in the street? by dorkishj

No one is forcing you onto the sidewalk. If you can't stay in the street you shouldn't be riding.

dasuberblonde t1_iu21ge6 wrote on October 27, 2022 at 11:41 PM

If you can't stay out of the bike lane, then you shouldn't be driving.

dorkishj OP t1_iu24jv4 wrote on October 28, 2022 at 12:05 AM

That is true too. I don't know any driver who thinks it's a good idea to park in the bike lane. I only see delivery drivers park there and irs wrong and dangerous for cyclist. I totally agree with that. They should be safe too.

Blecher_onthe_Hudson t1_iu24oad wrote on October 28, 2022 at 12:06 AM

Very true. I will point out that both JC and Hoboken have done a crappy job of maintaining both the stripes and the plastic poles. One spot in particular, Harrison between Observer and NY Ave, the stripe is gone and it creates a hazard for drivers who know the bike lane is there! Several times when I've kept left out of the bike lane I've had asshole drivers pull up to the right of me in the bike lane even though the block ends in a single lane right turn only.

Also the daylighting combined with the bike lanes creates an untenable situation for delivery drivers. Some blocks there's now simply no place to pull over except double parking in the bike lane, and they have to get their job done. This is where engineering rather than enforcement has created a shitshow.