What are your initial impressions on the Bike Lanes that popped up this week?
Like em or hate em?
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I love the fact that they are there, and I hope we see more. They make biking safer (as long as both bikers and drivers respect the lanes), which is good both for residents who bike and for bike riding tourists who might be more inclined to visit now (and hence to spend money at local businesses). I haven’t ridden on them yet, so I can’t say how well planned they are, but I think the concept is great.
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Right Matthew, respect the lanes and the laws. I also look forward to riding in the bike lanes. See a few photos on my Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/BodinHistoricPhoto from yesterday.
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I like them, keeps the cars and bikes separate, hopefully
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I just noticed it on Stacey Boulevard and it look like a perfect invitation to get “doored.” I know that the pros and cons of dedicated bike lanes on city streets are controversial in cyclist communities.
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Terrific addition to Gloucester! I think it will raise awareness regarding sharing the road with bicycles, which will make biking safer.
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I love the new bike lanes. It makes me want to bike to downtown!
Now if only we had a center yellow line on Rogers St AND some much needed crosswalks (or repainted ones)!!! ~Bex
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I think they’re great. We were riding in that lane already, and to have it defined for bikes lets the car drivers know that this is a designated area for bikers, so they should give space to it. We all need to share the road, or the sidewalk with the walkers, which is the other alternative. THEY’RE GREAT. LOIS B
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Ouch! notice all the cars parked along the right side of the bike lane. One open door swung out and an accident sprawling a bicyclist into the road is a given. It’s a nice effort, but we need something safer folks.
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Agree. I’d likely avoid it somehow.
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Actually I like them because hopefully cyclists will stay in their lane instead of meandering in and out of the path of cars. I love bikes and am on one often but I also have a car and get just as frustrated as non-bikers when cyclists hog the road unnecessarily – it is disrespectful and more importantly, dangerous!
That said – they need to do away with the street parking right next to the bike path or someone is going to get hurt. There is zero room for error (ie: car doors). Just sayin’. 🙂
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Even without bike lanes, doors can open anywhere cars are parked. Hopefully, the marked lane itself will make parked drivers aware of passing cyclists. When I leave a parking space, I check in the mirror for approaching traffic, and now in Gloucester for bicycles. It’s the bikes passing really fast that concern me.
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Love them, of course it would be great if we had extra room on our roads and they were separate from the roads but we don’t so this is the next best thing. I am on the open space committee with Steve Winslow and Heidi Wakeman and they have worked hard to make them happen and it has, great work…..
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Here’s a question for you Patty: In addition to Stacey Boulevard and Rogers Street (how far on Rogers will it go toward East Main?), where else will we see bike lanes, and when?
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We actually noticed increased bike traffic near us — that’s what caused us to check out the signs announcing the bike route. I’m really glad this was on the agenda at public works.
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