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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think that bike lanes were originally a deliberate signal to younger transplants that there presence was welcomed and encouraged. Now, before doing anything, comprehensive studies need to be done to determine which ones are used, when they are used, and how many people actually use them. Some may need to be eliminated, others might warrant different types of solutions that need to be adapted to support bike use in particular situations. (I.E. Maybe a particular bike like would get used more enthusiastically if there were bike storage offered in convenient locations.). As someone who is often a pedestrian, my concern with my inability to accurately predict the behavior of cyclists — who shift from the streets to the sidewalks for convenience, or perhaps their safety (but not mine), and sometimes even riding on the sidewalks in locations with bike lanes, swooping from behind me without the courtesy of audible warnings. Whatever gives cyclists safer ways to ride will, hopefully, benefit pedestrians and drivers as well. [/quote] I drive and I try to avoid being near cyclists. They’re too unpredictable. [/quote]
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