Comments on: A Contraflow Bike Lane in Washington D.C

By: karmacycle aka Chris

karmacycle aka Chris — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:03:47 +0000

Aha – we also have quite a few of those in London – I took a picture of one which seems to have aroused quite a bit of interest – sometimes it’s quite difficult to know what you’re meant to do … especially if the signs are a little, shall we say, complex! Here’s the link to a photo and a few comments:

http://karma-cycle.blogspot.com/2009/09/do-us-london-cyclists-know-rules-of.html

By: Bike Shop Girl

Bike Shop Girl — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:46:52 +0000

Gwadz –

Thanks again for keeping up tabs with what is happening over here. I’ll keep up with wash cycle but please let us know as construction continues.

I’m not sold on a contraflow lane, but we shall see

By: gwadzilla

gwadzilla — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:44:50 +0000

what matt said…

I thought I commented saying that WASH CYCLE had already taken that much needed photo

but

I guess it got lost in the electronic wash

thanks for the SHOUT OUT!

GWADZILLA is not the powerhouse it should be.

By: Matt

Matt — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:19:32 +0000

http://www.thewashcycle.com/2009/10/15th-st-contraflow.html

Few posts on this the last couple weeks.

By: erik

erik — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:26:35 +0000

I don’t think this is a good idea because I see people ignore bike lanes all the time. If the bike lane is adjacent to the street, if there is a blockage in the bike lane, then you can just go on the street. But if there is a blockage on the bike lane, there is nowhere to go since there is a car on one side and the sidewalk on the other side.

By: locus

locus — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:35:15 +0000

Bike Shop Girl,

Thanks for keeping tabs on the riding environment in our nation’s capital. Long ago, I was a student in your neck of the woods (or at least, one city south of it). Hopefully the traffic around the Lake isn’t that much of a bear.

By: Abimbola Akanwo

Abimbola Akanwo — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 08:48:04 +0000

Seems like a good idea…

Hope the road plan/sign will also be pedestrians aware…

By: Chrisg

Chrisg — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 06:57:42 +0000

We have quite a few contra flow cycle lanes here in Cambridge (UK) one of the main problems we have with them is pedestrians stepping out in front of cyclists because they only look in the direction cars come from. I guess the protected lane will help to stop this, but it would also carry the risk of being doored, but not as badly as the drivers should be facing oncoming cyclists and the door will be closed by collision lessening the impact.

An interesting idea – hope it works out

By: gwadzilla

gwadzilla — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:33:20 +0000

that is really more the WASH CYCLE scene

http://washcycle.typepad.com/

and they just covered it

By: gwadzilla

gwadzilla — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:23:27 +0000

the city fails me everyday

there are changes all the time
most of these changes occur with no consideration of the bicycle

I tried to get involved

but then I saw that it was more of a fight that I was ready to get involved in