Truck Blocks the Bike Lane, Then Passes, Then We Catch Up

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@markifi 10 ай бұрын

seems like a dreadful place. are there no alternatives to this route?

@RidingBikesinSanDiego 10 ай бұрын

There aren't. The nearest parallel road is El Cajon Blvd, which doesn't have any bike infrastructure at all, not even a splash of paint.

@micosstar 10 ай бұрын

respectful truck driver (on part where they gave you space as they passed you)

@PointB1ank 10 ай бұрын

Another big thing is how long it takes to park. You either have to pay for parking, or take trips around blocks looking for an open spot.

@RidingBikesinSanDiego 10 ай бұрын

You're re-telling my bike-riding origin story. I got tired of looking for parking in North Park, and decided walking a few blocks or riding a bike was easier. The it was also healthier, and here we are...

@SpynCycle57 10 ай бұрын

I wonder if the bicycle would still be faster if you were also hauling 50,000 pounds of cargo?

@RidingBikesinSanDiego 10 ай бұрын

If it didn't have all that cargo, maybe it would fit in the bike lane?

@XxGyromancerXx 10 ай бұрын

Sooooo, what did the trucker do wrong? He was probably getting his directions together for his next stop(s) when he was parked in the bike lane. He left, he gave you room while he was passing, and you mention how he was now in the left lane at a traffic light. That left lane, by the way, is a turning lane. He obviously needed to use it. I'm not sure what you're trying to convey in this pointless video.

@RidingBikesinSanDiego 10 ай бұрын

It's wrong for a truck to park in the bike lane. It's wrong for a truck to force people on bikes into the main travel lane. If you're not seeing that, you're at the wrong channel, kiddo.

@Servergmr 3 ай бұрын

@@RidingBikesinSanDiego The thing's practically a shoulder, I suppose there is no other place to pull over.

@willbrietzke9879 10 ай бұрын

God forbid the truck driver found a safe spot to stop for a moment and probably verify his directions for a pickup or delivery. Keep complaining about trucks and stop shopping at any stores.

@RidingBikesinSanDiego 10 ай бұрын

Oh! See, this is interesting, @willbrietzke9879. You say "found a safe spot." But this spot isn't safe for those of us depending on this bike lane on this high-speed road. He's not in a safe spot to stop. This is a thing drivers do: consider themselves, and not the vulnerable people who rely on the space they're taking away. We see it here, and when anyone else parks in the bike lane, or when a driver parks a car so that it blocks a sidewalk. What you--and those drivers--are missing is that not every space is meant to store your vehicle. Figure it out, without putting people in danger.

@willbrietzke9879 10 ай бұрын

@RidingBikesinSanDiego When you have 70 feet of tractor trailer you take what you can get. I never said anything about it being okay for regular passenger vehicles to block certain areas.

@RidingBikesinSanDiego 10 ай бұрын

Again, @willbrietzke9879, I love the rhetoric here: "you take what you can get." That is, the truck is bigger, so they can take what doesn't belong to them, other people be damned. You said it was safe, and it's not. If you think "might makes right," own it. If you can concede that maybe our infrastructure isn't designed for everyone--including this truck driver--to safely navigate, that seems more reasonable.

@willbrietzke9879 10 ай бұрын

@RidingBikesinSanDiego Clearly the infrastructure isn't ideal. But you seem incapable of putting yourself into the shoes of a Commercial Truck Driver that has to deal with this. It's an entirely different world in an 18 wheeler than it is on a bicycle. Take a step back and try to understand things from the side of the truck driver.

@RidingBikesinSanDiego 10 ай бұрын

Do you hear yourself, @willbrietzke9879? You're demanding I take steps to see things from the point of view of the people who are putting me in danger. Obviously this isn't ideal: that's actually the thesis of this whole channel. And, it's also obvious that the truck driver, and engineers aren't taking the same steps at considering others. You're asking a lot of someone on bike to feel bad for the poor truck driver forcing me into traffic. It's difficult to conjure up that empathy when I'm trying to beat the light behind me so someone doesn't kill me. Maybe you also want me to weep for the poor traffic engineers who thought their design was good enough? You're asking the most vulnerable people on the road to consider those with the most power. Go lick a boot some place else.