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Berkeley, CA sports some of the best bicycling amenities anywhere in the U.S. They are called Bicycle Boulevards - and are essentially bicycle priority streets - where thru traffic is diverted from the neighborhood and traffic calming is plenty.
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Why don't bikes ... ( 1 year ago by mikokat)
Why don't bikes ever stop at stop signs? I Always see them running stop signs. If I were a cop, I would give the bicyclist a ticket.
A cyclist has ... ( 1 year ago by katakanadian)
A cyclist has unimpeded vision (no car frame creating blind spots) and unimpeded hearing (no loud engine or closed windows) and they are travelling slower and they can stop faster. Al cyclists should substantially slow down at stop signs but coming to a full stop des not significantly increase safety they way it does with cars. I drive and cycle and I feel driving is far more dangerous (when one considers both the risk to oneself and others).
Hey berkeleyhome, ... ( 1 year ago by BayBoy7)
Hey berkeleyhome, you said: "I was hit by a car on my bike on College Ave. years ago, and I am here to say, bikes don't belong on that street." Please stop perpetuating your plutocratic misinformation. My bike belongs on any 'surface street' in Oakland or Berkeley, PERIOD. College Ave is perfect for bikes! It's a two-lane, two-way street, with plenty of core, ground-floor neighborhood, retail, a BART station on the Oakland end.
BayBoy...you are ... ( 1 year ago by berkeleyhome)
BayBoy...you are nothing less than a dickhead, worthy only of becoming a statistic..what are you..19?....when you grow up and learn about the world, come back and say something intelligent.
Hey berkeleyhome, ... ( 1 year ago by BayBoy7)
Hey berkeleyhome, I'm sorry to hear of your crash. I should hope you would then support better traffic engineering on College Avenue, i.e. lighted crosswalks, speed humps, pedestrian crossing signals and traffic lights, bike 'sharrows' (shared lane markings), so that others might not suffer the same slings and arrows. For you to say that 'bikes don't belong on that street' is an unintelligent resignation to, or championing of, car traffic on College Avenue as the dominant transit mode.
i love berkeley ( 1 year ago by video814)
i love berkeley
Yes, but drivers ... ( 11 months ago by BayBoy7)
Yes, but drivers still drive their cars and trucks on them. Occasionally a driver will honk her or his horn (a long honk) at me on one of these bike boulevards. Drivers and their horns...the communication of the inbred.
Power to the Pedal! ( 11 months ago by floydjackson2)
Power to the Pedal!
oslo is a Nazi. I ... ( 8 months ago by theonlytruepunk)
oslo is a Nazi. I oppose Nazis. I was just having fun
Oh, OK! Lol, I ... ( 8 months ago by mikokat)
Oh, OK! Lol, I thought you were serious! I reported his to YouTube and hopefully his account will be suspended.
Just to let you ... ( 7 months ago by mikokat)
Just to let you guys know, that bikes legally HAVE TO stop at a stop sign. I saw a cop gave a bicyclist a ticket. I suggest you stop to avoid a ticket. I'm pretty sure nobody likes paying $200+ for a traffic ticket.
Most of the time ... ( 7 months ago by keipers)
Most of the time true, but there are a growing number of cities allowing cyclists to treat a stop as a yield when no other vehicles are stopped at the intersection.
Oh, okay. This was ... ( 7 months ago by mikokat)
Oh, okay. This was in SF, BTW.
btw, there are cars ... ( 6 months ago by tumadrelanieves)
btw, there are cars there!!
Nice... I recently ... ( 6 months ago by TotallyFcked)
Nice... I recently moved to Berkeley. I lived in Philadelphia for a while and had some difficult times riding... I was hit by a car once when I was in a lane (the car made an illegal left turn). I feel very safe riding in Berkeley.
shit mans thats ... ( 6 months ago by draven235)
shit mans thats pretty heavy
I noticed the bikes ... ( 5 months ago by Walkingstillhonest)
I noticed the bikes on the purple signs, but never really thought why they were on them.
Time to take advantage of these streets!
berkeley kicks an ... ( 4 months ago by whiteandgreen)
berkeley kicks an incredibly amount of ass...hardcore
well actually the ... ( 4 months ago by spookshow916)
well actually the the cops do give cyclists tickets for not stopping at stop signs i just got one today about 1 hour ago
In many countries, ... ( 4 months ago by darkangelxd777)
In many countries, kids learn to signal, stop at stop lights, and common bicycling etiquette by watching other bicyclists do it.
Now in America, bicycling has been replaced by cars. Kids grow up, not learning how to signal, stop at stop signs/lights, and common etiquette when bicycling.
I know, yielding at stop signs is easier than stopping.
Except, it just promotes a bad image that bicyclists do not follow the rules. It is just 5 seconds to stop, you can trackstand if you want to.
ya but the're still ... ( 3 months ago by samgoater)
ya but the're still riding between moving cars and parked cars
hows that working for ya?
motorists still ... ( 1 month ago by gyrotaco)
motorists still don't notice the signs. It is ridiculously dangerous here, but I love bicycle boulevards
actually, on ... ( 1 month ago by gyrotaco)
actually, on bicycle boulevards people are allowed to bike in the center of the street. (actually, cyclists can legally do that on any road because they follow all traffic laws, and that could help). Also, I think that bicycle boulevards are wider than most roads.
I lived on Milvia ... ( 1 month ago by bikeorwalkit)
I lived on Milvia and Parker a while back and counted over 50 bicyclists in one-minute from my porch. Pretty amazing stuff. Its too bad most other cities dont catch on.



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