Can Atlanta, a city built for cars, make room for bikes?

[cqholt]

Don't think bike commuting is getting bigger in Atlanta, go to Edgewood and Krog street. I rode home from arts center via Piedmont park and eastside trail. I saw so many commuters. Drivers who use heavy bike corridors know how to interact with bikes, why can't others learn?

[arjay57]

Bikes are great and cyclists ought to be respected but it's ridiculous to spend 15% of our entire infrastructure bond on bike lanes that serve 1% of commuters.

[jsvh]

Originally Posted by arjay57

Bikes are great and cyclists ought to be respected but it's ridiculous to spend 15% of our entire infrastructure bond on bike lanes that serve 1% of commuters.

Think of it as "backed pay" since spending has been basically "0" for bikes for decades. Only having about 60 miles of bike lanes in the city shows how under funded it is. Also many US and World cities that properly fund bikes have usage rates above 15%.

[kasuga888]

Originally Posted by AnsleyPark

What I see are bikers riding between cars at stops, riding through red lights instead of waiting for green lights, driving between cars and the curb, etc.

But non of these really affect a car driver...

[MattCW]

Cars have momentum, they aren't suddenly going to go from occupying one vehicle-width to occupying two or three. But if a bicyclist isn't paying attention, or suddenly weaves, they're instantly occupying 6 feet worth of roadway when they were previously occupying about 2 or less. That's my main irritation with some of the disregard for cars I see by bicyclists. They dart around and weave back and forth, almost trying to get hit. Then on places with a perfectly good trail or lane literally right next to them, they decide to take the road further endangering themselves and causing havoc for everyone else.

[cabasse]

Originally Posted by gtcorndog

And it would be safer for everyone if tractors and cyclists weren't on the road. To argue otherwise is asinine.

you just can't fcking win with this guy. spend money on separated infrastructure so people can bike? NO! share existing infrastructure with people who might not want to drive for everything? ABSOLUTELY NOT!

YOU LIVE IN ATLANTA AND YOU ARE GOING TO DRIVE, DEAL WITH IT SUCKER.

[ehoez]

they need a driver re-education program.

ive seen marta buss honk at bike riders who are legally driving in a lane.

[gtcorndog]

Originally Posted by cabasse

you just can't fcking win with this guy. spend money on separated infrastructure so people can bike? NO! share existing infrastructure with people who might not want to drive for everything? ABSOLUTELY NOT!

YOU LIVE IN ATLANTA AND YOU ARE GOING TO DRIVE, DEAL WITH IT SUCKER.

Good Lord. That is so far from a coherent thought, I can't even understand what you are trying to say.

[jane078]

Originally Posted by cqholt

Honestly, riding between cars and running re lights are examples of bad behavior, but funneling by stopped cars on the right side of the road is not bad. If there is room, I do it. No reason for my 20 lbs bike to be stuck in traffic when I am small enough to SAFELY pass on the right.

But then the cars who have already struggled to pass you once now have to do it again because you've jumped ahead at a light.

In light traffic, not a big deal, but during rush hour this isn't fair. I shouldn't be stuck behind a slow moving bicyclist over and over again because they decide to illegally jump traffic at every light.

[Ant131531]

Gtcorndog makes people angry more than I do these days. Touche'.