Prevent Double Parking

[planetmike]

Anyway WABA could be involved in preventing cars from double parking on painted bicycle lanes? Perhaps organizing a volunteer group or a commuter watch group?

On a daily basis, I can not think of anything else which endangers commuting cyclists than a false sense of security while cycling on a bicycle lane and being confronted with a double parked vehicle.

Regards,
Michael

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[CCrew]

@girlonabikedc 1735 wrote:

What about businesses that allow their trucks to block bike lanes while they load/un-load? Do they have any responsibility toward this, or does it rest solely with the truck driver? What if it’s a chronic problem?

Really depends on the organization and the enforcement. I know from friends that work there that UPS considers the tickets that result a normal cost of doing business, but I’d like to think that faced with the option of a picture on the front page of some newspaper or website it would garner some change in policy. Ultimately it’s a DC traffic enforcement issue to begin with.

[planetmike]

@Just161 1365 wrote:

Snapping a photo and posting to http://dc.mybikelane.com/ is a way to vent frustration, but I’m not sure how much it helps!

Perhaps becoming a photographer or a film maker isn’t a bad idea afterall. Here’s a BBC article. The cyclist wears a helmet cam for insurance and evidence. Perhaps WABA can make a bulk buy and sell helmet cams at a discount?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12334486

[CCrew]

@planetmike 1389 wrote:

I admire your trust in “the authorities”. However I suggest that if the authorities had the resources to prevent double parking, we would not be discussing the issue now. .

Oh, I dunno about that. 15th street, which I work on is a prime example. They certainly had no lack of parking enforcement, and now that 15th is a bike lane on one side they now have 50% less work.

I’m sure that they more than pay their salaries in income brought in.

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