Riding in Unprotected Bike Lanes | BikeSafe

[@DavidRodenas]

I just have seen this video and I have chills in all my body. It made me think about a lot of occasions that I preferred to stop using bicycle in Barcelona. It does not matter how safe you try to be, cars (and motocycles) claim their full "right" to move as they wish; they use their all whole steel, you only have your flesh to oppose.

[@wimahlers]

From a Dutch perspective... This is a horrendous bicycle infrastructure with many horrendous and dangerous traffic conflict situations.

[@simonkraemer3725]

Idk but it seems like American bikelanes have some serious design flaws if there are several situations where it's safer not to use the bikelane.

[@music4thedeaf]

people just drive everywhere here

[@cludecat7072]

It is because most are less than 500cm wide.

[@sirjmo]

From a dutch guy: holy shit what bonkers design is this? This is sheer madness, putting the safety of the cyclist and the reklesness of the driver as responsibility of the cyclist despite bad/poor design to inhibit the possibility. Our bicycle gutters are better designed than this.

[@sirjmo]

rewatching the video months later some questions popped up, again (in order of appearance): Why are bikelanes not marked with different pigment pavement? so cars tend to avoid driving in them when possible. Hazards not reported/removed in the bikelane? Bikelanes not wide enough for 2 cyclists so they can safely overtake without worrying extra about a car clipping them. The parked cars not a buffer for the cyclists? possibly with a added bufferzone to prevent dooring from the passengerside. Why do bikelanes end? if I see that I assume you're not allowed to bike there. (unless it's some low traffic road where the speed limit is 30mph or 50km/h) Why do bikes go with cars, why not seperate lights for bikes? I can see why the internet (from the usa) thinks bikes pick and choose if they're cars or not when you give them these options. Bikes intersect with car lanes!? nononononono Busbay? see my comment of parked cars, definitely add an island for passengers to get on and off. Why do cyclists have choices when lanes end before a roundabout? why isn't there a sign that tells them whether to mix with the pedestrians or cars?

[@matveisoykin4182]

Why are people still painting unusable door zone bike lanes?

[@professionalspeedster411]

For me they just put both direction bike lanes on the same side and I got no idea how I'm supposed to get to them since it's on a double continuous line road

[@suraj-wj8gx]

This video is not for Dutch cyclists.

[@joseescobedo7899]

I feel werid being out of the bike lane to turn left or right I know the driver is staring at me

[@Kidzneurosciencecenter]

One of the most - if not *the* most important things to remember is to ride within your abilities. If you don't feel safe - don't do it. (Just the same, don't invent a different way to turn left or right either - it may be even riskier).

[@joseescobedo7899]

@@Kidzneurosciencecenter thanks

[@vincentdolente7053]

@@Kidzneurosciencecenter I useually just ride it like a faster pedestrian walking, but I hate the intersections... Too much stuff happening lol

[@simonkraemer3725]

When turning left you can also ride to the end of the intersection and turn right when cars are gone

[@trent6319]

This video is terrifying good tips of but seriously you expect people to bike like this?

[@DimaDesu]

Great videos, thanks a lot!

[@tmnvanderberg]

This is insane. Would not use

[@gabriellamcguire9524]

I think I'll just walk XD this hurts my brain alittle, all I wanted was to get to papa murphys

[@andyfeltz8526]

at 2:03 that is the wrong way to signal right turn.

[@Kidzneurosciencecenter]

There are two methods of signaling a right turn. One is to bend the left arm upwards in an L shape. The other is the variant shown here, where the right arm is outstretched. The former method is a workaround that evolved from automobiles; a right arm signal would not be obvious due to the width of the car. On a bicycle, either are acceptable; the signal that a rider should use is entirely personal preference. That said, the left arm method has one benefit: The rider can use the same brake lever (that they'd use when signaling left) to modulate speed, and thus allow for more consistent application of the brakes. Riders who are comfortable using the extra power and control of the front brake can also use the one-arm signaling preference as an opportunity to have their brake cables rerouted so the right brake lever operates the front caliper and vise-versa for the left. This is, of course, provided the rider is already skilled and comfortable with modulating their front brake under normal and panic braking.

[@jim5379]

@Andy Feltz haha dumb

[@vincentdolente7053]

I just treat it like a faster walk...

[@Jerbt]

Oh no please don't be that person that walks on bike lanes

[@vincentdolente7053]

@@Jerbt no i just use the sidewalk, but i dont go far

[@Jerbt]

@@vincentdolente7053 honestly I do as well but I wanna start using roads because of embarrassment

[@gardenman3]

Do not ride on a sidewalk. Push your bike on a sidewalk.

[@music4thedeaf]

what if no one is using the sidewalk?