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

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Anonymous wrote:Bike lanes mostly seem like a political statement. 95 percent of Washingtonians will never use them.

bike lanes are one component of making DC streets safer and giving more transit options. It’s not political. And it is more urgent because pedestrian deaths are growing.

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the weirdest thing about all these bike lanes is...barely...anyone...in...dc...even...rides....bikes....

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Anonymous wrote:Bike lanes mostly seem like a political statement. 95 percent of Washingtonians will never use them.

bike lanes are one component of making DC streets safer and giving more transit options. It’s not political. And it is more urgent because pedestrian deaths are growing.

This is just a normative statement. A citation for your one factual claim is needed. You also make a category error because pedestrians are not cyclists.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:the weirdest thing about all these bike lanes is...barely...anyone...in...dc...even...rides....bikes....

false. and obviously the concept is that bike infrastructure will
mean that more people bike and scooter.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-12-26/how-washington-d-c-built-a-bike-boom

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:the weirdest thing about all these bike lanes is...barely...anyone...in...dc...even...rides....bikes....

You need to repeat yourself at least seven more times before it comes true.
/S

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Anonymous wrote:Bike lanes mostly seem like a political statement. 95 percent of Washingtonians will never use them.

bike lanes are one component of making DC streets safer and giving more transit options. It’s not political. And it is more urgent because pedestrian deaths are growing.

This is just a normative statement. A citation for your one factual claim is needed. You also make a category error because pedestrians are not cyclists.

where’s the wanking off emoji? go debate someone else. I’m not here to debate you. The grownups are working - you can go back to your HS debate class sweetie.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:the weirdest thing about all these bike lanes is...barely...anyone...in...dc...even...rides....bikes....

Yup. On a traveler per space utilization metric, when you count the number of cyclists using the bike lanes it is clear that even cars without any passengers aside from the driver are more efficient on a space bass.

Sure "theoretically" you can fit more bikes into the same space as one car. But that is not what actually happens in practice.

[Anonymous]

Is Breitbart ranting about bikelanes or something? Where is this coming from.

Go for a bike ride, trolls. You may feel better.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Bike lanes mostly seem like a political statement. 95 percent of Washingtonians will never use them.

bike lanes are one component of making DC streets safer and giving more transit options. It’s not political. And it is more urgent because pedestrian deaths are growing.

This is just a normative statement. A citation for your one factual claim is needed. You also make a category error because pedestrians are not cyclists.

where’s the wanking off emoji? go debate someone else. I’m not here to debate you. The grownups are working - you can go back to your HS debate class sweetie.

I think you need some anger management help.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is Breitbart ranting about bikelanes or something? Where is this coming from.

Go for a bike ride, trolls. You may feel better.

Why does it make you upset to realize that not everyone likes your hobby?

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Anonymous wrote:Bike lanes mostly seem like a political statement. 95 percent of Washingtonians will never use them.

bike lanes are one component of making DC streets safer and giving more transit options. It’s not political. And it is more urgent because pedestrian deaths are growing.

This is just a normative statement. A citation for your one factual claim is needed. You also make a category error because pedestrians are not cyclists.

where’s the wanking off emoji? go debate someone else. I’m not here to debate you. The grownups are working - you can go back to your HS debate class sweetie.

I think you need some anger management help.

I see you’re heartbroken you didn’t get to have your HS debate on category errors, lol.

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Anonymous wrote:Bike lanes mostly seem like a political statement. 95 percent of Washingtonians will never use them.

bike lanes are one component of making DC streets safer and giving more transit options. It’s not political. And it is more urgent because pedestrian deaths are growing.

This is just a normative statement. A citation for your one factual claim is needed. You also make a category error because pedestrians are not cyclists.

where’s the wanking off emoji? go debate someone else. I’m not here to debate you. The grownups are working - you can go back to your HS debate class sweetie.

I think you need some anger management help.

I see you’re heartbroken you didn’t get to have your HS debate on category errors, lol.

I'm not sure who you are referring to, but you seem very angry. I recommend therapy.

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Bikes lanes -- and bike commuting -- are great for single / childless people who's main concern is scooting to work, the coffee shop, or the bar. Not so great for people with families who need to get kids to/from school on their commutes (I live in DC and work in VA [neither home nor work near metro]), older people not up for biking, the disabled, etc.

Those that wish to squeeze out private cars may win, but we won't become Peking 1960 -- instead, DC will be overflowing with taxis, Uber, and Lyft.

My neighbor has three kids and commutes them to school and day care every day on his bike. I seriously have no idea what world you live in that you know no one who does these things.

That seems insanely dangerous. They are one stoned driver away from blowing up their family tree.

That's true when they get in a car, too.

Sure, but cars have airbags and seatbelts and people have two tons of steel wrapped around them. Bicyclists have...helmets that do almost nothing except provide a false sense of security.

One of the more dangerous things you can do for your kids is have them live a car-dependent life.

it's also true- accidents are a leading cause of death for kids in the US

This sounds like some goofy hippy bumper sticker. Cars make people's lives better. Why else do you think people drive? Cars are expensive and if they didn't make people's lives significantly better, they wouldnt bother with the expense.

HAHAHAHA. Oh I can’t with the car-addled boomers on this board.

Sweetie, people drive because *they have literally no other choice*. I have severe PTSD from being in a bad accident and would strongly prefer to never get in a car again as long as I live, but I do anyway, because there is literally no other option. Cars do not “make my life better”, unreal.

I'm a geriatric millennial with kids and I think you bike people are a bit nuts personally.

I’m the PP and a fellow old millennial mom, and I don’t have a bike. Not sure why you think I’m a “bike person”? I am at least a “person who reads comments all the way through before crapping out a stupid response”.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Is Breitbart ranting about bikelanes or something? Where is this coming from.

Go for a bike ride, trolls. You may feel better.

Why does it make you upset to realize that not everyone likes your hobby?

Are you talking about driving as a hobby?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:the weirdest thing about all these bike lanes is...barely...anyone...in...dc...even...rides....bikes....

Yup. On a traveler per space utilization metric, when you count the number of cyclists using the bike lanes it is clear that even cars without any passengers aside from the driver are more efficient on a space bass.

Sure "theoretically" you can fit more bikes into the same space as one car. But that is not what actually happens in practice.

Riding a bike is extremely unappealing to most people.