Comment 119719

By moylek (registered) - website | Posted July 14, 2016 at 09:49:25

I used the new lanes - mostly complete on Charlton; about half complete on Herkimer - to get between McMaster and St. Joe's this morning. Verdict: nice!

Seasoned lane-sharer or lane-taker that I am, it surprises me to find out how relaxing a good bike lane can be(1): I can just ride without checking by mirror repeatedly for approaching traffic and worrying about getting into the door zone.

Two grumbles: a car double-parked in the bike lane on Herkimer and a car coming within a foot of hitting me when it turned right across the bike lane. I expect that the former will happen for a while and then stop - just as was the case with people parking in the bike lane in front of the beer store when the lanes first went it.

1: Door-zone bike lanes like those on Dundurn South are not at all relaxing as I have to be riding the edge of the lane and worrying about a wild door suddenly appearing.

Comment edited by moylek on 2016-07-14 09:50:08

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