And so many of them can’t stay on their side of the line. Glad nobody was opening doors.
150 cars locking up several buses and an ambulance, no less.
Flying by traffic really is one of the best feelings, not quite up there with being on a trail with no traffic, but still… just great.
Even more satisfying is doing it on foot while walking my dog!
Walking and cycling have that in common - you can just stop and admire the views :)
One route I ride is incredibly scenic, at one point there’s a really nice view over the local lake (the local lake at the city end rather than the less scenic lake at my suburban end of the ride) I’m always torn between stopping and soaking in the view, or enjoying a descent about as steep as any built after 1990, zigzagging down at up to your aerodynamic limit which is enormous fun
This was my favorite thing to think about back when I lived somewhere bikable
If I ride in peak hour the most blocked up road is quite downhill so you fly past many cars
But I don’t like riding in peak hour, as crossing entrance ramps is slow and crossing exit ramps is frightening, though the great bulk of drivers are careful around bikes
I used to leave my house at 4:30am to get to work for 6.
I watched the sun rise most mornings, the streets would be dead. Then around Christmas time, suddenly cars would be out on my roads… yes my roads lol. I’d curse them, because they would scare me doing 50mph+ right by me. I rode in winter, and I swear one time this fucker was trying to play chicken with me or something. I had to maneuver very quickly, he watched me dump my bike on some ice, and then suddenly was able to speed pass me as he watched me fall.
150 people, likely? So a couple busses or a single crowded LRT? Heavens…
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One bus route doesn’t have to go everywhere.
A well-designed public transport network, even if it “just” uses buses, will have opportunities for connecting journeys. Passengers can change buses and travel to destinations on other routes.
A fun game for cyclists : it’s called The Race. I think there were rules somewhere on the internet. I’ve forgotten the details but this is basically how it goes.
- You get 1 point every time you pass a “slow” bike: people who are taking their time, old contraptions, etc
- 2 pts for decent bikes
- 3 points for cyclists in racing attire
- 4 points for electric bikes
- 5 points for cars
You lose the same amount every time you get passed
On good days I can easily get in the thousands with all the cars commuting. Makes me feel so good.
I used to cross the Manhattan Bridge in NYC on my commute, sometimes the Q or D train would emerge out of the tunnel onto the bridge just as I was coming up the bike ramp and it was a really fun challenge to try racing it up to the apex. If you can manage to pace it on the uphill, you’ll always pass it on the downhill, and then come ripping off the bridge at near 30 mph.
How many points for busses? Trains?
Where I am, cyclists and busses share the same lane, so it would be extra hard to pass one. 20 points?
Passing a train would make you the king/queen of bicycle forever
cable car?
dirigible?
I can’t imagine riding in a cable car lane. I’d be terrified of my tires getting stuck in the recessed tracks. Plus there are plenty of videos of cable cars mowing down drivers who were in their lane, with absolutely zero fucks given. At least the drivers have a cage.
It was like that in DC when they introduced the H Street streetcar. All those issues and more. There are ways to make the tracks safer for skinny tires, but they either couldn’t find the money or just weren’t listening. This was a while back, and I don’t live there anymore, so I’m not sure if anything was improved.
I can’t imagine riding in a cable car lane.
Not including the buses that are sadly stuck there because of cars, I imagine that would be roughly 150 persons 😄
All well and good if you can afford to live in a city. Commuted by bike for a decade. Commuted by train+bike for a few years. I honestly never wanna get on a bike again. Maybe a train if it’s fast.
I started commuting by bike. I’ve never enjoyed commuting more.
Not all cities are expensive, and they usually offer higher wages to compensate.
Enjoy it while you enjoy it.
Your experience is not universal. As my dad has done before me, I will bike my entire life and will always enjoy it more than driving
I drove for 2 years hating every single commute.
“afford to live in a city” is such a violently american sentence it just gave me heartburn
Not sure what you want me to do about that. Most cities are overpriced because of corpo-controlled properties and greedy private landlords. Biking as commute option is only viable if you live in a large urban area.
There are less obvious costs to living outside a city, especially if the city has transit. All the car costs, for one relevant example. The health loss from walking less. The isolation takes a toll. The shallower social pool. Fewer cultural options.
Also it’s not like apartments are dirt cheap in the suburbs outside NYC. I could pay $2000/mo for a nice apartment in Plainsfield, NJ… or I could pay a similar amount, not have a car, and live someplace where stuff happens.
Centre Street in Boston. Amusingly enough, this video starts a stone’s throw away from a major transit hub connecting three commuter rail lines to the T.
And worth noting, it looks like this backup is almost entirely caused by the reduction to one lane at the Allandale Street intersection due to construction.
I’ve heard construction is pretty rare in Boston.
😭
I think we should join all those metal boxes together end to end, enlarge the space within, place them all on a track and make it run on a schedule. Just pitching ideas here, what do you guys make of it?
What is this, Communalism?
The fools! The cowards! We should take away their metal boxes!
*METAL BAWKSES
Thought I’d have to scroll past the Omnissiah’s blessed tits before I found this.
Bicycles FTW
But fuck those motorbikes in the bicycle lane
I thought that’s what this was at first, then I realized the video is just sped up.
I’m from Arvada CO and I’m allowed to drive my Honda ruckus in bike lanes on the road since I’m 50ccs or less, I never see actually bikes though, feels as if all ebikes just use the sidewalk lol
Well there’s not a motorbike lane, and it’s a bit safer than lane-splitting, so we can share. It’s not like OP is blasting past bicycles doing faster than a fast bicycle can.
But also I’m 99% sure that’s a bicycle.
Oh I know it’s a bicycle in the video. I mean I was almost hit by a motorbike in the bicycle lane few months ago
Shouldn’t it be about double that number because of the second car lane?
Yes, but also friendly reminder that there is no such thing as a “car lane.” There is only a general-purpose lane, which allows cars along with all other vehicle types (including bicycles, even if there’s also a bicycle-only lane).
That’s going to depend on your local area’s laws.
even if there’s also a bike lane
Not in my town. We’re not allowed in the general lane without a good reason if there’s a bike lane (indicated by signs, painted lanes with bike symbols in them aren’t necessarily bike lanes, painted or separated lanes with start and end signs are bike lanes)
I mean, motorized vehicle only roads exist…
Pretty sure they’re being annoyingly pedantic considering things like motorcycles etc
It’s actually an amazing feeling when this happens. Makes me pedal way harder.
I’d bet a bunch of them would rather be on their bikes with you if there were decent bike infrastructure…
Infrastructure is the key. I’ve had a lot of people tell me they’re too scared to cycle.
I bike to work everyday(25km back and forth), mainly in a city that is doing well in term of infrastructure (Paris, but I live in the suburbs), and sometimes when I’m home and think about it I wonder why I’m doing something that dangerous. But then when I’m on the bike I don’t feel in danger at all.
It’s weird, and I guess it is a brake on change.
I feel similar. 5km to work for me and I ride it every day. Probably twice a week I have a bad encounter with a car. Usually just them not noticing me on a crosswalk (which is why I always pretend I’m invisible). And in my city, we have far above the national average of bike deaths from cars.
But I still enjoy biking, and don’t enjoy driving. And think cars ruin cities. And want change. I guess that’s enough for me to ignore the serious risks.
