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MightyMudBone t1_j6lvam4 wrote

Reply to comment by ConfiaEnElProceso in Third Bicyclist Killed in Philadelphia in January 2023 - Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia by hdhcnsnd

Looking on google maps, it seems like there is a bike lane. But at this intersection, a turning lane appears and the road briefly goes from "one lane with a bike lane" to "two lanes, no bike lane," and then back to one lane with a bike lane.

Infrastructure aside, what kind of garbage design is this? I live in West Philly, and when you come over the South Street bridge into Penn's campus, the bike lane gets crossed over by the turning lane. It's dicey every time. I hate it. They put a lot of paint on the road to try to make it obvious. But it is not safe.

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MedicInDisquise t1_j6mclqn wrote

This is sadly the norm for bike lanes here. The bike lane on Oxford going up to Cottman is the same exact way; bike lane magically turns into a turning lane, and there is no bike lane across the intersection.

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TheNightmareOfHair t1_j6ne7z5 wrote

So much of this here. "It's a left-hand bike lane... now it's a right-hand bike lane... now it's just a regular lane for cars! Psych!" I was going south on 15th yesterday and when I hit Spring Garden I thought, "Oh cool! A bike lane!" (Left-hand side.) Crossed traffic to get over to the left only to find that it lasted for two blocks and then at Callowhill I had to not only cross back over to the right (for safety -- no bike lane), but I also had to avoid getting hit by the cars coming down the Vine St Expressway off-ramp. Total bait & switch.

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DonQOnIce t1_j6nn81h wrote

Ah, I love the Spring Garden bridge from West to CC where your right hand bike lane suddenly becomes a left hand bike lane at the final light.

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