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minus-squaredanc4498@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down4·16 days agoThe city I’m in has gone crazy putting in bike lanes. Never seen a bike on it.
minus-squareBerenstainsMonster@kbin.earthOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up13·16 days agoIt’s necessary to do more than just put in bike lanes to make for a bike-friendly city.
minus-squarejjagaimo@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up10·16 days agoAre they protected bike lanes, or a line on the normal street that cars swerve through to turn and park
minus-squaredanc4498@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·16 days agoProtected. But with plastic things that I could easily take out if I felt like it.
minus-squarebitwolf@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·16 days agoThat wouldn’t feel safe to me, I’d probably illegally use the sidewalk just to not get grey hairs for riding a bicycle. That said, it does take time. I’ve started seeing people use bike lanes here after over a year of them being marked and barricaded
minus-squareℍ𝕂-𝟞𝟝@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·16 days agoWhat might be happening is that an equivalent number of people using bike lanes and cars results in a much smaller impact and apparent usage on bike lanes.
The city I’m in has gone crazy putting in bike lanes. Never seen a bike on it.
It’s necessary to do more than just put in bike lanes to make for a bike-friendly city.
Are they protected bike lanes, or a line on the normal street that cars swerve through to turn and park
Protected. But with plastic things that I could easily take out if I felt like it.
That wouldn’t feel safe to me, I’d probably illegally use the sidewalk just to not get grey hairs for riding a bicycle.
That said, it does take time. I’ve started seeing people use bike lanes here after over a year of them being marked and barricaded
What might be happening is that an equivalent number of people using bike lanes and cars results in a much smaller impact and apparent usage on bike lanes.