Bike Lane Fun and Trouble with Signage

By Rocky Thompson on August 20th, 2008

A pretty funny photo that does a great job of explaining most cities’ approach “the bike problem.” It’s great that they’re trying, but the underlying bureaucracy of non-bikers in every walk of life just doesn’t quite get it right. Just move the damn sign into the car lane—or at least the space between the bike and car lanes.

via Treehugger

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7 Responses to “Bike Lane Fun and Trouble with Signage”

1. When bike lanes are just not enough « Life by Nate August 20th, 2008 at 2:36 pm

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3. Matt August 20th, 2008 at 3:35 pm

   I see signs in the bike lane all the time when there’s plenty of publicly owned grass adjacent to the roadway. It drives me crazy.

4. PatagoniaCommunity.blogspot.com August 20th, 2008 at 9:44 pm

   common sense just isn’t so common these days. it would be even funnier if the sign had been knocked down and was still flashing “watch for bikes”

5. adam August 21st, 2008 at 5:41 am

   Watch For Bikes Avoiding This Sign

6. Brian August 21st, 2008 at 10:39 am

   Kind of like non-drinkers writing liquor laws isn’t it?

7. Bjornar August 22nd, 2008 at 6:33 am

   Huh? yeah we need more alcoholics in positions of power damnit! That thing is pretty big, but back in highschool we still would have tried taking it. I can see it now lit up in my neighborhood proclaiming whatever message I deemed important at the time.