Bespoke path blocking services

Riding home from work one afternoon I came across this truck being unloaded and almost completely blocking the path leaving barely enough room for my handlebars to fit through.

Crappy infrastructure leads to close pass

One of Melbourne’s “magic paint” bike lanes + raised tram divider leads to close pass by truck. I should have taken primary here to deter this but he could have waited the few seconds it took for me to clear this awful piece of road engineering.

State Trooper Pass, Double Yellow Blind Hill

State Trooper could not wait until it was safe to pass. Instead, nearly collided with an oncoming car while passing on a blind hill with a double yellow line.

Disappearing bike lanes

UPS driver blocking the bike lane.

Driver proclaimed it was his “delivery lane”, that he parks there every day, and isn’t going to stop because it’s illegal and dangerous.

Bad Prius on Foothill

What is UpRide?

Rain on paint don’t mix

riding in a group and the rider behind me fell over whilst travelling over some of the painted marking at a give way sign.

We need design improvements so traffic stops for people in the crosswalk

Rhode Island is slated for some design improvements. It needs improvements for the Trolley Trail crossing at Greenbelt Road.

A bollard would help prevent construction and Metro parking in the protected bike lane

The M St. bike lane is regularly blocked by construction vehicles, Metro vehicles, and people waiting to pick up people from the NoMa Metro Station.  A bollard or some other lane hardening would help keep it clear and prevent people on bikes from having to ride into traffic to get around.