42nd Street, the main road in my neighborhood, has a bike lane between the main border roads, Cedar and Hiawatha Avenues.
Last night a big SUV must have thought that the bike lane, between the parking and driving lanes, was a tiny little lane for cars. It was driving perfectly centered over the bike lane for about a mile, with the tires hanging over the painted lines.
It is unsettling that people in Minneapolis still might not know what a bike lane is, particularly since this is an area that I consider my place of sanctuary during rush hour or when commuting in the dark.
I went to Google Images and found a representative photo. There are a ton of photos of cars in bike lanes, including multiple images of people who drove on bike lanes between narrow walls on bridges. I had to include one.
That's frustrating. If these infractions are reported to MPD, are they acted upon?
ReplyDeleteThis is from Sam, by the way.
DeleteHi Sam,
ReplyDeleteSorry I just saw your comment. I doubt it. Not without something else happening - - - like a collision. If a car was parked in the bike lane, probably, if the parking enforcement people happened upon it...