Cyclists cheer improved bike lanes

Is that what that cheering is about? It’s a bit loud. How long will it go on for?

Your car protects you. Quit being silly just to stir the pot. Just be angry at cyclist and enjoy that feeling if that’s what makes you feed on, let it keep you warm at night. Enjoy.
The rest of us have evolved beyond that.

-Your FELLOW driver.

perhaps the little barriers will help keeping debris (glass) out of the bike line. We can hope.

Doctor Data, that was easy eh?
He’ll be back to hate on the next improvement though, and the next. It’s what he does, who he is. Luckily it’s just that easy to swat a slow fly.

I drive, ride, and walk and see poor behavior from all three categories of people.

Texting/distracted drivers, cyclists who ignore road laws (most frequently riding on sidewalks and blowing through stop signs), and idiot pedestrians more interested in their smartphones than their own personal safety.

It basically comes down to a culture of self-absorbed entitlement, in the same way that local restaurants are incredibly noisy due to loud conversations.

If you go to Europe or Asia, motor vehicles, bicycles, and pedestrians live in greater harmony. Also, their restaurants aren’t deafeningly loud. It has little to do with the current generation, but more to do with the specific type of people who live, commute, and work here.

My guess is that we will simply watch accidents and fatalities increase. The self-absorbed entitled ones simply expect others to watch out for their own well-being. They are unable to take personal responsibility of their own safety and that of others. That’s entitlement.

And guess what? It’s even worse in SF.

Pity.

The bike lane looks great, but I have zero interest/need in riding up Shoreline Boulevard.

I’ll stick with the Stevens Creek Trail for now since I know there are no cars on that stretch of pavement.

Once there are dozens of these bike lanes in Mountain View, I might consider actively using my bike for in-town riding, much as I did when I was a kid in a nearby South Bay community. But not now.

Too many self-indulgent entitled road users (drivers, cyclists, pedestrians) right now to make my bike riding anything I’d consider in the near future. Just assessing the odds and not liking the cards I’m holding right now.

Cycling as a comfortable transit mode will eventually happen, I’m just not sure if it will occur during my lifetime (at least around here). I’d have no problem riding a bike in Amsterdam or Copenhagen (or even Davis where I went to college).

If someone could come up with a solution for bikers on Alma at peek traffics time. Backing up traffics for miles because the law says share the road, ridiculous. Such an arrogance no regard for holding up traffic flow.

The Alma biking problems spans from San Antonio Road to University Avenue. It takes one bike to cause a back up. Ever tried changing lanes on Alma?

I know what Alma’s talking about 4 o’clock traffic here comes a biker clogging up traffics. It’s a nuisance. Bike peddling along while cars are slowed down. Commuter you splitting hairs. Bicycles on Alma can be a pain to drivers.

Absolutely, they can be, but it is not a systemic problem where their removal will do much of anything to improve traffic flow. I’ve seen driver-less cars and large trucks cause the same kind of backups. They are temporary, and seriously, most bikes I end up passing on Alma always just catch up at the stop lights because the lines of cars at the stoplights is so long. 3 to 4 cycles to get to a green? There’s your major systemic traffic delay.

I’m tired of people scapegoating bikes when the only real problem causing traffic delays on a regular basis is too many cars on the road. No solution will come about if we do not target the right problem. Bikes are not a major cause of area traffic delays, not by a long shot.

My point is there are jerks using all kinds of transportation. At least the ones using bicycles are MOST LIKELY going to get themselves killed rather than someone else. While the jerks in 2-ton vehicles…well I hope you can fill in the blank.

Yup, full circle. Because, you know, bike riders (and pedestrians) are clearly infallible.

-> “Your way of life is destructive and bad!”

~> “No, your way of life is destructive and bad!”

ad infinitum.

*yawn*

Don’t hate the program at all. Very wrong headed presumption. Simply tired of the divisive comments I see posted time and again whenever there is any sort of discussion about bicycles, traffic, traffic congestion, commuting, etc.

Cyclists on Alma are pretty rare but I have seen one occasionally. My guess is that they’re usually folks that are new to the area and aren’t aware that Bryant, just a few streets over, is a much better alternative. If you happen to be next to a cyclist at a light on Alma, suggest Bryant (nicely).

I like to ride the bay trails from MV into EPA and beyond, over the Dumbo bridge. No cars at all for the trails part and a “separated from cars by a concrete barrier bike lane” on the bridge. With the exception of the bridge part, it’s very tranquil at almost any time of day. Did I mention no cars? Very nice.

These kinds of lanes are in use all over SF. They’re fabulous – though I agree a bit more hazardous when wet. So I’m excited for this project.

Re: Alma, though not the main point here, unfortunately many people are unaware of the alternative routes (Wilkie, Park Blvd and Bryant) and there is a few blocks where those don’t meet well. But that we need to petition Palo Alto for. In the meantime I applaud the MV CC for taking this step to help make the roads safer for ALL (these lanes encourage cyclists to remain in them rather than having to mingle in traffic as well).

There is no reason to license or register bicyclists. Only motor vehicles are considered dangerous enough to require licenses, registration and insurance. For non-motorized vehicles, pedestrians, equestrians and bicyclists there is no such requirement and no reason to impose one.