Biking in Boston

Boston should really try to make the roads safer for bikers, we help in reducing traffic and environmental impact but are often almost punished for doing so.

[@Thesarcasticdom]

Lmao I’m a cyclist who has been living in Boston for 3 months while my partner worked a travel nurse contract and this video has encapsulated my frustrations so perfectly. The amount I’ve said similar things to “are you stupid??” when people look at me like I’m crazy, when I’m riding in the bike lane on my bike and they’re walking or running.

[@helenooft9664]

That is happening also in my country, but that are most tourists from other country's, greetings from the Netherlands.

[@cre-k8-ive]

Great video! I almost never bike in the city due to lack of protected bike lanes and secure bike parking in my area. But I'm always happy to see bold people out biking while I walk everywhere.

[@b1zzarecont4ct]

“Are you stupid” literally always used get caught on that bridge by people blocking the way

[@matthewburress1]

I’m biased because I used to live in Minneapolis which is number one in the country for cycling infrastructure, but after a recent bike trip around the east coast, the Massholes of Boston have me convinced that there’s no worse place to be a commuter cyclist, and I put down some hard miles in New Orleans (which is saying something because their roads are like the surface of the moon). Good luck to you. Speaking as a very confident city rider and former bike messenger, I’m not making a return trip to downtown Boston, which is too bad because it’s a historic city. But - I hope you get involved with local government and put your advocacy energy into reality!

[@artemduda8359]

we looking past a lot of things

[@AmtrakProductions]

I bike all the time, but you’re seriously being hypocritical. The runner is in the bike lane while you have a red light, so you almost hit her while running a light. Don’t be ridiculous

[@kaylaurbanprod]

Hi! I am trying to put together a short film for school about cycling safety in Boston, would it be okay if we used clips from this video?

[@x-raymind7778]

I just rode the Charles River trail man the views were amazing I really liked the bridge with the cool sailboat sculptures engraved on it I didn’t dare get off the path you gotta be on your a game out there cars and people coming every witch way

[@ThomasPublicThuene]

Honestly, the worst is the potholes, the Uber eats drivers, the potholes, the Uber drivers, the potholes, the GrubHub drivers, the potholes, the Lyft drivers, and the potholes. And did I mention the potholes?

[@me12722]

As a cyclist in another major US city, SF, I get it but just try to relax. Drivers suck and people getting in the way are annoying but it is what it is. We make more friends with hunny than with vinegar. Great video tho.

[@lrmorgan07]

That section by the Longfellow bridge is a sidewalk, not a bike lane. The runner clearly had the right of way, since you were trying to pass those stopped blue bikes. You should have yielded. Giving us bikers a bad name here, dude.

[@AmtrakProductions]

It is a multi use path, but yes, he should have yielded.

[@lrmorgan07]

@@AmtrakProductions Yeah, I guess technically it's classified as multi-use, but to any average pedestrian that's a sidewalk. That section is about 4 feet wide and built of concrete, not asphalt, with no markings indicating that it is multi-use. It is unreasonable to expect pedestrians to think about bikes here. There should probably be a "walk bikes" sign.

[@yagi3925]

Pedestrians on the bike lane make me wild and mad!! I don't bike on the sidewalk, as I know the difference, so why the f* are they unable to tell the difference between a sidewalk and a bike lane?? WTF!!

[@warnemunde]

Why do I ride a bike? Because I can. greetings from germany

[@pranjalkalekar6367]

hi can i rent a bike in boston? Awesomee v by the way!

[@daaxab]

Try blue bikes. $100 for a year.

[@YouTubeOfficial.]

Y que pasó con el canal?

[@AznJsn82091]

In all fairness, you could have slowed down when that lady was walking on the bike lane, or when that lady was running towards you on that narrow bridge walkway.

[@AlkaVirus]

Or she could've just not walked on the bike lane..

[@yagi3925]

@@AlkaVirus Yes. Pedestrians, out of the bike lane! You have no business being there. Get out!

[@fakeasaur]

It’s a mixed use path this guys just running over pedestrians who have the right of way

[@zIVeNomIx]

You’re my spirit animal

[@the_feature_selector859]

I mean you don’t have right off way on that path near science museum.

[@alexandraxgrande]

well done!!

[@GrumpyManOnABike]

What's with running the red light at :35? It's jerks on bikes running red lights that really make things dangerous and crazy for everyone! Slow down and help keep everyone safer.

[@Rancor1791]

The amount of utterly clueless pedestrians I encounter on my bike here in Boston would be laughable if it wasn't so dangerous.

[@AddMoreQuarters]

Maybe be less ignorant and realize you share the same space they do. It's people like you who give the rest a bad image.

[@tfyk5623]

the calming voice while the vdieo in the back is cursing girls out. 0:40

[@AndresAlvarez-fx7nw]

Omg 😱

[@DavidSmith-bd2fd]

t will be great when they start requiring a bike license, bike license plate, insurance, and charge tax per year to ride a bike in Boston

[@serbansaredwood]

You realize cyclists are just pedestrians with metal frames right? A bike is not a death machine that weighs several tonnes, so why would it require licence plates, licensing, insurance, etc. And there is no extra tax drivers pay. All taxpayers pay for roads, and all taxpayers have a right to be on them, including cyclists.

[@areallyboredguy5825]

Look at some videos by notjustbikes so you learn the error of your ways

[@bombconnery]

Yeah, and tax pedestrians and baby strollers while we're at it. And pave the Charles for more suv parking.