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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I want to support bikers and alternative methods of transportation, but the infrastructure is inadequate to do this safely and bikers want it both ways - obey the traffic laws when it’s in their interest and not when it’s not. Bikers traveling quickly alongside cars, darting out between cars, and not obeying road signs is anxiety provoking. Also, sometimes I just do not see them. If bikers are in the countryside on a heavily traveled road, like Georgetown Pike, they’re taking their lives in their hands. People don’t want to travel the Pike at 15mph and going around them can be treacherous and unreasonable with high traffic levels. Again, I want to support bikers, but I find that their presence on roadways is anxiety-provoking and oftentimes dangerous. [/quote]

This. Is. Why. They. Want. Protected. Lanes. [/quote]

For the dozen bikers each morning?

Why not create a path via side streets closed to commuters? [/quote]

Having seen this play out in a few instances, the honest answer to your question is that, whenever bike lanes along the side streets more often than not requires the removal of residential parking spots. For most neighborhoods in DC, this is a third rail. The political opposition becomes almost impossible for DDOT to overcome. Installing bike lanes along mixed zones like Connecticut Ave is actually a lot easier politically for DDOT. Despite the protestations of the MD commuter class, they don't vote in DC elections.[/quote]

You are acting as if dc residents don’t drive to work. They do. [/quote]

A minority of DC commuters drive to work. Check the census stats on this.[/quote]

Not any more. Post-COVID, 49% of commuters drive alone, an increase from 39% in 2019. A further 2% carpool. So now it’s a majority.

But don’t let the facts get in the way of your story. Cool story anyway bro. [/quote]

Interestingly, you don’t accompany these claims with any reference whatsoever.[/quote]
It’s funny that every time you try to use data it just shows how ignorant you are. If you are going to claim to know something, at least know what you are talking about. It’s like you are projecting the fact that you make up stats so you think everyone does. You are obviously not aware of the MWCOG. [/quote]

Lots of angry words. Not a single reference. Without one, we should assume your data is made up.[/quote]
MWCOG = Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments.

Not surprised that you are unaware of their regional transportation surveys. [/quote]

How nice you can spell out an acronym. Too bad that you've failed yet again to produce a link to an actual survey result.

Also, "Metropolitan Washington" encompasses but is distinct from DC. The Census Bureau is the most reliable source of statistics for the modes used by commuters who live and work in DC. Their statistics disagree with you.[/quote]
I’m not going to provide a link to their website or provide you any other additional info about MWCOG. I’m just going to sit back and watch you continue to make a fool of yourself. LOL. [/quote]

Only two percent of commuters use bikes, the Census Bureau says. It's our least popular mode of transportation. Meanwhile, there are more cars registered with the city than there are households. [/quote]

The two percent figure is for 2021, when half of "commuters" were working from home. The ratio of cyclists to drivers that year was 1:10 IIRC.

Only about a third of DC residents use a personal car every day: https://ggwash.org/view/86455/how-much-does-dc-drive[/quote]

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