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Persian Carpet Stop
Observed by xxvii on Thu, Oct 30 2008
As you can see the "bike lane" narrows at this point, and this truck decides to stop just exactly where the lane narrows to the point where only he can fit. Just back behind me the lane is wide to provide parking. And of course there's the appartment driveway that he could have turned in to to get off the road... but no.
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Posted on Tue, Jan 19 2010 at 11:12 PM
In this case, doesn't the dotted line indicate a shared lane with traffic for the right turn at the light coming up?
Not that the parked truck is any more or less considerate for being in a bicycle lane anyway. I'll take your word for it that this is still a bike lane, since I don't see any markings.
After viewing all the pictures posted in this site thus far by righteously indignant cyclists of violators of the bike lane no-parking bylaw; it occurs to me that the bike curb lane system has some flaws that encourage its flawed use by automobile operators, such as not providing an immediacy of access to curbside businesses to accommodate deliveries, shopping, eating, etc. At the same points as the violations are taking place, a cyclist can simply take his/her bike off the road and park it in front of the business on the sidewalk to gain access.
Aside from bitterly taking me to task for pointing this out, does anybody have some positive and helpful ideas on how to solve the situation to make it into a win-win for everybody while giving due attention to the safety of cyclists?
BTW, I choose pedestrian and mass transit for my normal mode of travel, although I drive and own both a car and a bicycle sometimes.