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Most, if not all, traffic lane identifiers are written this way in CA. Bottom to top for ease of easy comprehension. I read ‘Bike’ first so it’s quicker that I’m aware it’s not a turning lane for example
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You’re not wrong; but the main point is the largest word is closest to you. In this case I think it’s best to be able to read ‘bike’ before ‘lane’ without taking too much time off the road ahead. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Independent of that sign, riding your bike on that road would be hell I'm sure basically no one uses it.
Watch for bikes? Something like this?
It is orange they can do whatever they want to the bikelane. Almost every day I have to avoid someone doing construction... if it was a road they would put up signs and provide detours or flagmen but a bike path is for decoration not bikes in their mind.
Doesn't look that heavy, just move it over to the car lane...
You might be surprised how heavy five deep cycle lead acid batteries weigh.
It's one hunk of lead and sulfuric acid Michael, how much could it weigh, 10 grams?
I'd gladly move that bullshit to the slashed out lane in between, and if I happened to get arrested, I'd be proud to speak to the judge about it.
"Your honor, there was an obstacle in the bike lane"
That's where the sign was placed. This is a photoshop.
IDK, entirely possible I guess 🤷
Either way, if I was riding a bicycle IRL and encountered that, I'd move that shit.
Have you seen the video of the guy that rides his bike into cop cars parked in the bike lane in NYC? Pretty hilarious.
LOL, no I haven't, but I might have to check later. Got a link or two?
I think it's this guy. I swear there is a supercut of just him running into police cars too. But there's one in this one too.
It is, but also isn’t. Dana is actually more bike friendly than other places in CA than I’ve experienced. It’s a coastal town that has quite a few teens riding through. I grew up there and never saw anything like this. Not to say it isn’t possible, but I do also think it unlikely
You aren't allowed to stop, stand, or drive on a surface marked like the buffer zone between the bike lane and the cars. You are right. That's exactly where this sign should have been placed
I bet whoever placed it, just understands dropping off trailers with their work truck and probably hasn't even thought through how a bike lane works.
If they tell you it's not safe to put their equipment in the buffer zone, ask why it would be safe to send a human through there on a bike.
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This sign(placement withstanding) is 100% for the twonk in the white car, who can't even stay in lane.
I am speechless
nObOdY iS uSiNg ThE bIkE lAnE! /s
Ya I guess drivers have to be extra alert for bikers considering these fucks are blocking the bike lane forcing them to go around into traffic. Brilliant.
That's the longest bike lane I've ever seen.
no that's a lane bike
That looks like a 100km/h road, why the hell is there a bike lane there? :D
Friend, around here any road marked 40 km/h or more is treated as a 100 km/h road 😂
Probably because if there wasn't a bike lane, bicyclists would be forced to use the road. I'm pretty sure there aren't any bicyclists riding at automobile highway speeds. Obviously counterintuitive to block the bike lane with that sign though.
Some areas in a town near me have bridges that don't have bike lanes, and it's technically illegal for bicyclists or pedestrians to cross those bridges. But there's no other way to get to the other side of town without crossing one or the other bridge.
Act like that'll stop me from crossing on a bicycle if and when I need to? Hell no, but I ain't about to ride in traffic, I ride cautiously in the service lane. That sucks though, the service lanes are lined with reflectors and littered with broken glass and tire fragments and shit.
The world in general needs more proper bike lanes, without boneheads screwing up and making them unsafe with random obstacles.
WATCH FOR BIKES? Well no shit, if that sign is in front of me, I see a bicycle right under my ass, that's what the lane is for right?
Put the stupid sign in the buffer zone and call it a day...
I would say that's what many urban roads (35 mph / 60 km/h) look like in the US.
The speed limit on this stretch is 30 mph 😳
There’s no way it’s at the ping you set it to. I’ve been visiting the Harbor for years and that’s not what it looks like. I’d wager it’s Niguel near the Ritz based on fencing, but I didn’t frequent that area as often.
I can’t even open your ping (edit to add I meant street view not the ping itself), but I know the area to have a much more level topography. Besides extra vegetation and buildings. Was there anything in particular that made you think it was in the Harbor? Or did you just assume?
Not to mention the sidewalk, why do we have sidewalks along highway speed roads?
There should be a complete buffer zone along roadways like this. Things such as planters, dividers or trees. Sidewalks should be plesent to walk along, same for bike ways.
Trouble is in north America all roadways are "strodes" (neither a street or a road) or a highways. We need better classification systems to differentiate between a street, a road, a highspeed road, a highway, and a interstate.
This is one of the laziest excuses for bike infrastructure I've ever seen. It looks like it should be temporary, like they haven't got around to adding dividers yet.
Whenever a roadway such as this is in gridlock you always see someone being the first to shoot out into the painted section which is unsafe for everyone. Then as soon as that happens you have a full line of people following.
This is why painted lines should be accompanied by proper roadway design using curbs, medians, and various other traffic calming measures. Unfortunately, the road in this picture like many is over engineered wide from the start.
Relevant video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hETXvywRDsk
I think it means, like, get your camera out and watch them crash!
It's a watch ⌚ for bikes
Golly, it looks a bit big to fit on your wrist, don't you think!
Really weird seeing your hometown online. Dana Point, CA
How'd you get so much ragged beard in the photo?
Jolly Green Giant took pic