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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][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So the criminal lobby’s friend, Charles Allen, now wants to prevent DDOT from funding any safety improvements at all along Connecticut Ave. (like a raised crosswalk on Davenport and Connecticut so that Murch kids can walk more safely to school) UNLESS Allen gets his bike lanes. Is Allen a bratty child or a public servant?![/quote] Never mind, this is my favorite tantrum [/quote] And when pedestrians die will you consider that a tantrum too?[/quote] Your doomsaying doesn't work on me[/quote] Apparently only bike lives matter. You folks are exactly who you present yourselves. Pedestrian safety = scaremongering. Incredible. [/quote] Agree. What makes this move so outrageous is that the alternative they chase is safer for pedestrians than the alternative that Allen wants. He’s completely throwing pedestrians under the bus for the sake of cyclists. [/quote] More like under Option 3, pedestrians stepping off a bus will get whacked by speeding cyclists as they try to cross the bike lanes to get to the curb. You wouldn't want that to happen to someone's grandma.[/quote] Yep, this is the Connecticut Avenue that Charles Allen wants: <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-media-max-width="560"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">WARNING We've been filming the chaotic & downright dangerous situation at the Westminster Bridge floating bus stop at St Thomas' hospital. Clip includes a speeding cyclist crashing into an elderly person. These designs are not safe & they need to be urgently halted <a href="https://twitter.com/Mark_J_Harper?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Mark_J_Harper</a> <a href="https://t.co/MrScNnWLs7">pic.twitter.com/MrScNnWLs7</a></p>— NFBUK (@NFBUK) <a href="https://twitter.com/NFBUK/status/1787211980027101194?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 5, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>[/quote] Sorry: https://twitter.com/NFBUK/status/1787211980027101194[/quote] Might one suggest that creating a dedicated bike pathway through RC park be safer for all concerned.[/quote] You (falsely) make the assumption that this is solely about commuting downtown, but it isn't. It is about providing a safe mode of transportation in a commercial corridor so people can access amenities in a safe manner, so kids can ride to school safely etc. Sure, some will also commute downtown, but it isn't only about commuting, which is why the people who continuously cite the MWCOG commuting study get it wrong every time.[/quote] The bikers who patron the local businesses can use the sidewalks, as they have been for decades. If you are concern is the safety of children biking to school, please explain how diverting traffic to side streets and past several schools increases the safety of children biking. It does not.[/quote] Well, yes, they CAN, but sidewalks are primarily for pedestrians. Bicycles on sidewalks don't work for pedestrians or bicyclists, they're only good for drivers who want bicyclists (and pedestrians) to be Somewhere Else, Over There, I Don't Really Care Where As Long As It's Out Of My Way. Sidewalks for pedestrians, bike lanes for people on bikes. This is basic.[/quote] Luckily, there aren't enough bicyclists on either Connecticut or its sidewalks for this to have any relevance.[/quote] This is true. It’s also true that cyclists can just also ride with concern for the safety of pedestrians when they are on sidewalks. [/quote] You mean the same way motorists do when cyclists are on the road?[/quote] I am not sure why it’s so hard for cyclists to be considerate of pedestrians the same way that cyclists demand that motorists drive with safety and consideration of cyclists or else face legal consequences. [/quote] When a cyclist has to ride on a sidewalk, they have to go very slowly, to the point that the efficiency of being on wheels is lost.[/quote] Wow, that’s really just too bad. Now you know what it’s like being in one of the 30 vehicles trapped behind a single cyclist as they plod along at 9 mph on a street posted for 25 or 30 mph. [/quote] Which is when you get really frustrated and pass illegally or too close, or god forbid, clip the cyclist.[/quote] And hopefully you don’t do the same and injure a pedestrian. [/quote]
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