Comment 26364

By jason (registered) | Posted August 13, 2008 at 15:30:56

portland has bike boxes. Folks, let's not kid ourselves. Car drivers think they own the road. Bottom line. They don't want cyclists taking up an entire lane. They don't want to lose a lane for bike lanes. They don't want cyclists riding beside them up to a red light. They don't want them on the sidewalks. They don't want them on the roadway......

it's up to road designers and city hall to create the infrastructure necessary for safe cycling. bike lanes and two-way streets come to mind immediately. Mayor Fred had a platform last election to put bike lanes on any street being reconstructed.
Well, since taking office, Upper Wentworth, Wellington and Garth have all been reconstructed.
Big shock - still ultra wide car lanes with ample room to encourage speeding and accidents, and no bike lanes. Cyclists need to be safe and look out for their own interest. Lord knows the maniac behind the wheel doing 70km trying to run a red, eating a hamburger, blasting music while sending a text message sure ain't.

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