All these new bike lanes that the city put in downturn during the pandemic are dumb

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That may be what they think they are doing. But if you think riding a bike in DC is safe, well, you need your head examined. And convenient? Stop. It is anything but convenient.

Your argument here is that DC shouldn't build bike infrastructure to make bicycling in DC safe and convenient, because bicycling in DC is unsafe and inconvenient due to the lack of bike infrastructure.

No, I'm saying riding a bike in DC is like playing football or boxing: It is inherently dangerous and there is nothing anyone can do to change that.

And unless you can figure out a way to control the weather, it will never be convenient in a city that is borderline tropical for roughly half the year.

Ah. If that's what you're saying, then you're just plain wrong on the facts. Fortunately, you're not in charge at DDOT.

Sounds like you're in denial. You should meet my friend, physics. He says that if a 2,000 pound car going 25 mph hits a 200-pound man on a bike, that man goes dead.

In other words, it's not bicycling that's dangerous, it's bicycling around drivers. Yes. That's the reason for protected bike lanes, as well as for prioritizing other means of transportation that aren't cars.

Incidentally, your friend physics says no such thing. If a driver hits a person at 25 mph, the odds of death are only (!) about 10%. And even lower at 20 mph, which is why DC recently lowered the default speed limit on residential streets to 20 mph.

Love the entitled white boy logic here. It's not other people's fault if you get hurt doing something stupid.

It is definitely other people's fault if they hit you while you're on a bike.

If you operate your bike recklessly, which a lot of bikers do, not my fault. In fact you might be sued for any injuries to driver or damage to the car.

You seem to be defining "operate your bike recklessly" as "ride your bike in D.C.," though.

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Wait, what's this about lowering the speed limit to 20 mph?

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Anonymous wrote:Wait, what's this about lowering the speed limit to 20 mph?

https://ddot.dc.gov/page/twenty-mph-20-mph-default-speed-limit-frequently-asked-questions

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That may be what they think they are doing. But if you think riding a bike in DC is safe, well, you need your head examined. And convenient? Stop. It is anything but convenient.

Your argument here is that DC shouldn't build bike infrastructure to make bicycling in DC safe and convenient, because bicycling in DC is unsafe and inconvenient due to the lack of bike infrastructure.

No, I'm saying riding a bike in DC is like playing football or boxing: It is inherently dangerous and there is nothing anyone can do to change that.

And unless you can figure out a way to control the weather, it will never be convenient in a city that is borderline tropical for roughly half the year.

Does your office building have a gym in it, like most of the buildings I've worked in? Then you can shower when you get to work instead of before you leave the house. Convenience problem solved.

Agree ... I bike to work and shower when I get there ... it’s fine in the summer ... and 10x more enjoyable than driving to work

Also more enjoyable than getting dressed for work and walking to the metro in the summer!

right??? my ride to work is 15 minutes mostly downhill, and it’s actually doable now with the new bikelanes. I’m looking forward to cruising into work instead of sweating it out on metro. the ride home is uphill (obviously) but it’s a great way to destress.