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[–] [email protected] 46 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Nuh uh. My city painted pictures of bicycles on the asphalt in the right lane of a busy road, so now drivers know it’s also for bikes and it’s suuuuuper safe.

That’s what Big Bike Lane doesn’t want you to know. You don’t need to build a bunch of infrastructure to separate cyclists and cars - you just need paint! Especially the new kind that wears off the road in less than a year and doesn’t get repainted.

[–] [email protected] 36 points 2 months ago (2 children)

In my city, all of the pictures of bicycles on the asphalt are underneath parked cars.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 months ago

Ah good, that way they won't wear out too quickly!

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I thought about making some stickers that say like "I'm as asshole that parks in the bike lane" and slapping them on cars that were doing so, but I'd probably get caught and sent to jail for a decade.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Just routinely ride into them at high speed. What are they gonna say in court?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I asked my lawyer friend and she advised against this course of action :(

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

If it helps I found and bought some "you park like a cunt" stickers a few years back, good times.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Sharrows are worse than no bike lanes since they provide the illusion of safety while offering absolutely no protection.