New bike lane on Old Georgetown Rd in Bethesda

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Anonymous wrote:So, I get bike lanes for commuting and yes, there are people who work in downtown Bethesda, but not that many. I think these will not be widely used.

If you were to ask me why I don't or wouldn't use the bike lanes, it's because when I go to downtown Bethesda, it's for errands or to eat at night, neither of which would be conducive to biking home. I don't foresee any situation in which it would make sense to bike into Bethesda and then home.

80% of Bethesda cycling is recreational and the rest are CCT commuters.

Ok, so wouldn’t a recreational cyclist prefer the Trolley Trail or the CCT over biking alongside traffic?

The Trolley Trail and the CCT won't get a WJ kid to school. You know how there are multiple routes you can take when you're driving, depending on where you're going? People need that when they're going places on a bike, too.

And people in cars who cannot use bike lanes, trails, paths or sidewalks need to get where they are going all well. And those people are just as important as you. There’s just more of them.

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Anonymous wrote:So, I get bike lanes for commuting and yes, there are people who work in downtown Bethesda, but not that many. I think these will not be widely used.

If you were to ask me why I don't or wouldn't use the bike lanes, it's because when I go to downtown Bethesda, it's for errands or to eat at night, neither of which would be conducive to biking home. I don't foresee any situation in which it would make sense to bike into Bethesda and then home.

80% of Bethesda cycling is recreational and the rest are CCT commuters.

Ok, so wouldn’t a recreational cyclist prefer the Trolley Trail or the CCT over biking alongside traffic?

The Trolley Trail and the CCT won't get a WJ kid to school. You know how there are multiple routes you can take when you're driving, depending on where you're going? People need that when they're going places on a bike, too.

And people in cars who cannot use bike lanes, trails, paths or sidewalks need to get where they are going all well. And those people are just as important as you. There’s just more of them.

You still have two lanes each way on Old Georgetown Road. You just won't have three lanes each way. Nobody is eliminating roads in Montgomery County.

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Anonymous wrote:So, I get bike lanes for commuting and yes, there are people who work in downtown Bethesda, but not that many. I think these will not be widely used.

If you were to ask me why I don't or wouldn't use the bike lanes, it's because when I go to downtown Bethesda, it's for errands or to eat at night, neither of which would be conducive to biking home. I don't foresee any situation in which it would make sense to bike into Bethesda and then home.

80% of Bethesda cycling is recreational and the rest are CCT commuters.

Ok, so wouldn’t a recreational cyclist prefer the Trolley Trail or the CCT over biking alongside traffic?

The Trolley Trail and the CCT won't get a WJ kid to school. You know how there are multiple routes you can take when you're driving, depending on where you're going? People need that when they're going places on a bike, too.

Also from most of the neighborhoods you need to ride on OGR to get to the trolley trail.

My kid was almost killed on OGR years ago. His bike hit a snag in the sidewalk and the bike tipped over into the street (because there is no shoulder and no grass strip between the sidewalk and street). Luckily the car was able to stop in time. I was right next to him and there was no way to avoid it except to have safer sidewalks and/or bike lanes.

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I’m really sorry but I’m starting to think it’s simply not safe to ride a bike on OG. Maybe not even on the sidewalk. Sometimes we can’t always have exactly what we want.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m really sorry but I’m starting to think it’s simply not safe to ride a bike on OG. Maybe not even on the sidewalk. Sometimes we can’t always have exactly what we want.

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Anonymous wrote:So, I get bike lanes for commuting and yes, there are people who work in downtown Bethesda, but not that many. I think these will not be widely used.

If you were to ask me why I don't or wouldn't use the bike lanes, it's because when I go to downtown Bethesda, it's for errands or to eat at night, neither of which would be conducive to biking home. I don't foresee any situation in which it would make sense to bike into Bethesda and then home.

80% of Bethesda cycling is recreational and the rest are CCT commuters.

Ok, so wouldn’t a recreational cyclist prefer the Trolley Trail or the CCT over biking alongside traffic?

The Trolley Trail and the CCT won't get a WJ kid to school. You know how there are multiple routes you can take when you're driving, depending on where you're going? People need that when they're going places on a bike, too.

Since you clearly don’t even know the WJ boundary I do wonder wtf you think you’re doing.

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Anonymous wrote:So, I get bike lanes for commuting and yes, there are people who work in downtown Bethesda, but not that many. I think these will not be widely used.

If you were to ask me why I don't or wouldn't use the bike lanes, it's because when I go to downtown Bethesda, it's for errands or to eat at night, neither of which would be conducive to biking home. I don't foresee any situation in which it would make sense to bike into Bethesda and then home.

80% of Bethesda cycling is recreational and the rest are CCT commuters.

Ok, so wouldn’t a recreational cyclist prefer the Trolley Trail or the CCT over biking alongside traffic?

The Trolley Trail and the CCT won't get a WJ kid to school. You know how there are multiple routes you can take when you're driving, depending on where you're going? People need that when they're going places on a bike, too.

Since you clearly don’t even know the WJ boundary I do wonder wtf you think you’re doing.

Please explain how you would ride from Wyngate to Walter Johnson via the CCT.

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Anonymous wrote:So, I get bike lanes for commuting and yes, there are people who work in downtown Bethesda, but not that many. I think these will not be widely used.

If you were to ask me why I don't or wouldn't use the bike lanes, it's because when I go to downtown Bethesda, it's for errands or to eat at night, neither of which would be conducive to biking home. I don't foresee any situation in which it would make sense to bike into Bethesda and then home.

80% of Bethesda cycling is recreational and the rest are CCT commuters.

Ok, so wouldn’t a recreational cyclist prefer the Trolley Trail or the CCT over biking alongside traffic?

The Trolley Trail and the CCT won't get a WJ kid to school. You know how there are multiple routes you can take when you're driving, depending on where you're going? People need that when they're going places on a bike, too.

Since you clearly don’t even know the WJ boundary I do wonder wtf you think you’re doing.

Please explain how you would ride from Wyngate to Walter Johnson via the CCT.

You certainly don’t need to take Old Georgetown Road and in fact it would make zero sense to do so. So again I’m asking you wtf you think you’re doing? Don’t even know the area. Honestly pretty sad.

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Anonymous wrote:So, I get bike lanes for commuting and yes, there are people who work in downtown Bethesda, but not that many. I think these will not be widely used.

If you were to ask me why I don't or wouldn't use the bike lanes, it's because when I go to downtown Bethesda, it's for errands or to eat at night, neither of which would be conducive to biking home. I don't foresee any situation in which it would make sense to bike into Bethesda and then home.

80% of Bethesda cycling is recreational and the rest are CCT commuters.

Ok, so wouldn’t a recreational cyclist prefer the Trolley Trail or the CCT over biking alongside traffic?

The Trolley Trail and the CCT won't get a WJ kid to school. You know how there are multiple routes you can take when you're driving, depending on where you're going? People need that when they're going places on a bike, too.

Since you clearly don’t even know the WJ boundary I do wonder wtf you think you’re doing.

Please explain how you would ride from Wyngate to Walter Johnson via the CCT.

You certainly don’t need to take Old Georgetown Road and in fact it would make zero sense to do so. So again I’m asking you wtf you think you’re doing? Don’t even know the area. Honestly pretty sad.

The shortest route between the Wyngate neighborhood and Walter Johnson is along Old Georgetown Road.

[Anonymous]

How about bike lanes on the Beltway?

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After reading this thread I’m convinced that bike lanes are more about owning drivers than they are about having a place to ride.

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Anonymous wrote:So, I get bike lanes for commuting and yes, there are people who work in downtown Bethesda, but not that many. I think these will not be widely used.

If you were to ask me why I don't or wouldn't use the bike lanes, it's because when I go to downtown Bethesda, it's for errands or to eat at night, neither of which would be conducive to biking home. I don't foresee any situation in which it would make sense to bike into Bethesda and then home.

80% of Bethesda cycling is recreational and the rest are CCT commuters.

Ok, so wouldn’t a recreational cyclist prefer the Trolley Trail or the CCT over biking alongside traffic?

The Trolley Trail and the CCT won't get a WJ kid to school. You know how there are multiple routes you can take when you're driving, depending on where you're going? People need that when they're going places on a bike, too.

Since you clearly don’t even know the WJ boundary I do wonder wtf you think you’re doing.

Please explain how you would ride from Wyngate to Walter Johnson via the CCT.

You certainly don’t need to take Old Georgetown Road and in fact it would make zero sense to do so. So again I’m asking you wtf you think you’re doing? Don’t even know the area. Honestly pretty sad.

The shortest route between the Wyngate neighborhood and Walter Johnson is along Old Georgetown Road.

It’s Fernwood you moron. Everyone that actually lives in Bethesda knows this. Bug off and go take your b.s. somewhere else.

There's a lot of Wyngate neighborhood that's east of Wyngate ES, but ok, add bike lanes to Fernwood too.

You’re a moron, but please tell me more about your knowledge of Bethesda geography and school boundaries. Idiot.

You need to seriously get a life.

And sidewalks, too. Fernwood also needs sidewalks.

Congratulations on using Google Street View.

What a pathetic life it must be to spend your time lying about places you’ve never been.

I sincerely hope that you are able to find something more constructive to do with yourself because this is actually very sad.

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Anonymous wrote:So, I get bike lanes for commuting and yes, there are people who work in downtown Bethesda, but not that many. I think these will not be widely used.

If you were to ask me why I don't or wouldn't use the bike lanes, it's because when I go to downtown Bethesda, it's for errands or to eat at night, neither of which would be conducive to biking home. I don't foresee any situation in which it would make sense to bike into Bethesda and then home.

80% of Bethesda cycling is recreational and the rest are CCT commuters.

Ok, so wouldn’t a recreational cyclist prefer the Trolley Trail or the CCT over biking alongside traffic?

The Trolley Trail and the CCT won't get a WJ kid to school. You know how there are multiple routes you can take when you're driving, depending on where you're going? People need that when they're going places on a bike, too.

Since you clearly don’t even know the WJ boundary I do wonder wtf you think you’re doing.

Please explain how you would ride from Wyngate to Walter Johnson via the CCT.

You certainly don’t need to take Old Georgetown Road and in fact it would make zero sense to do so. So again I’m asking you wtf you think you’re doing? Don’t even know the area. Honestly pretty sad.

The shortest route between the Wyngate neighborhood and Walter Johnson is along Old Georgetown Road.

It’s Fernwood you moron. Everyone that actually lives in Bethesda knows this. Bug off and go take your b.s. somewhere else.

You are wildly incorrect as well as very rude. Fernwood is the western boundary of the Wyngate neighborhood so would be very out of the way for people further East, including the Sonoma neighborhood, the maplewood neighborhood, etc. Also fernwood is not very safe as it doesn’t have much of a shoulder and it curves a lot so a lot of blind spots.

It’s fine as long as you take the whole lane but it is out of the way.

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Anonymous wrote:Car are packed on two lanes in Bethesda, but the shiny new bike lane is empty 99.9% time.

How to make more people to ride a bike?

By providing bike lanes that are safe, comfortable and convenient.

Perhaps you are unaware that those bike lanes were paid for with the lives of two teenage boys. A few seconds of your time in a car is not worth more than their lives. I'm sure you agree.

I am aware of the tragic death of the two teens. I rode on the narrow side walk on OG and was annoyed by the trashcans, the up and down at the intersection.
There are many ways to improve the road for bikers but remove a full lane is not the best option.

People always overlook the other reason bike lanes are installed in such locations: traffic calming. Drivers are being forced to slow down[i][b] in that stretch because the speed limit wasn’t working.

Intentionally creating congestion and traffic jams is now called "traffic calming"? Now I've really heard it all.

Why not speed cameras?

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Anonymous wrote:So, I get bike lanes for commuting and yes, there are people who work in downtown Bethesda, but not that many. I think these will not be widely used.

If you were to ask me why I don't or wouldn't use the bike lanes, it's because when I go to downtown Bethesda, it's for errands or to eat at night, neither of which would be conducive to biking home. I don't foresee any situation in which it would make sense to bike into Bethesda and then home.

80% of Bethesda cycling is recreational and the rest are CCT commuters.

Ok, so wouldn’t a recreational cyclist prefer the Trolley Trail or the CCT over biking alongside traffic?

The Trolley Trail and the CCT won't get a WJ kid to school. You know how there are multiple routes you can take when you're driving, depending on where you're going? People need that when they're going places on a bike, too.

Since you clearly don’t even know the WJ boundary I do wonder wtf you think you’re doing.

Please explain how you would ride from Wyngate to Walter Johnson via the CCT.

You certainly don’t need to take Old Georgetown Road and in fact it would make zero sense to do so. So again I’m asking you wtf you think you’re doing? Don’t even know the area. Honestly pretty sad.

The shortest route between the Wyngate neighborhood and Walter Johnson is along Old Georgetown Road.

I really do appreciate that you are moderating this thread to remove posts so that it flatters you. As I stated and was deleted, from Wyngate ES to WJ HS the fastest and most direct route that anyone that’s not using Google Maps would take is Fernwood. Only someone who doesn’t know the area would say Old Georgetown Road.

This whole thing is honestly so bizarre it’s hard to understand. Lying about simple things, deleting posts and for what?