Bike lanes violate disability access laws, new lawsuit says
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Anonymous
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Seems like something DC should have thought about beforehand
https://twitter.com/maustermuhle/status/1594741861222162432 |
Anonymous
| Disabled people say they now have to get out either in a car lane or a bike lane, which increases the chances of being hit |
Anonymous
| We have to figure out how everyone can share the roads together. We all have rights to them no matter the modality. |
Anonymous
| Good. So ridiculous. |
Anonymous
Great. How about we start with making sure the handful of loudest complainers at the table don't get to make everyone else suffer? |
Anonymous
| Don't you already have to exit into the traffic lane no matter what if you're driving? I guess this could impact passengers. |
Anonymous
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Per the lawsuit:
12 percent of DC residents have mobility disabilities Three-quarters of them are African American One third of them are over the age of 65 Bicyclists five times more likely to be white than Black Bicyclists predominantly male, white, 25-40, higher income |
Anonymous
And what percentage of them are *already* getting out of the car in the traffic lane? This is a ridiculous lawsuit. |
Anonymous
Read the lawsuit. It says that there are ways to accommodate both public transit with full access to the curb plus bicycles. However, the district intentionally selected a plan that did not include ADA accommodations for both drivers and passengers. The current plants require disabled drivers and passengers to stop and unload and assemble/configure their wheelchair in an actively used bicycle lane then have to direct their wheelchair to the nearest corner for them to access the curb and sidewalk. The way to accomplish what you suggest is for the district to follow the federal law and select a plan that allows ADA accessible access to the curb and sidewalk without having to disembark their vehicles or public transit in active traffic lanes and to travel in the street to a corner in order to access the sidewalk. There are several proposed options, but the district ignored all of them when selecting their design plans. The lawsuit is trying to force them to reconsider and use one of the ADA accessible options. |
Anonymous
Sounds good to me. End the radical experiment before it causes harm. |
Anonymous
This is a huge impact on passengers. Many people can exit from their vehicle to a curb, but they can't get from street level to a cub, so this requires them to wheel or walk with an assisted device a long a travel lane to get to a curb cut. |
Anonymous
| Basically D.C.'s bike lanes violate federal law. Great planning, guys. |
Anonymous
Unless it's 100%, and it isn't because I don't with my disabled child, then it's not a ridiculous lawsuit. |
Anonymous
| There's way more disabled people in Washington DC than people who use bike lanes. |
Anonymous
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We have 12 years before Earth explodes because of Climate Change but sure let's focus on this. |