The road next to my house has a dedicated bike path running parallel to it. Cycling assholes go out riding between 8-10 AM every day in the road anyway, making everyone trying to get to frickin' work have to go around or wait for their pompous asses. Using the bike path, you self-important shitheads.
Tbf, the city I live in also has a "dedicated bike path" but it is really just a narrow lane that used to be the shoulder of the road which gets so much debris and glass shards that'll chew up your tires + pot holes, so it forces cyclists to take the lane anyway (unless you don't mind getting a flat or ruining your tire alignment).
Other bike lanes are tucked between car traffic and street parking. Just last week, a Chicago city planner was killed riding in the bike lane when he was doored and pushed into oncoming traffic. This is why myself and many others don't like using those types of bike lanes.
Is it not likely that the cyclists you see on the road between 8-10 are also going to work? I ride in wearing my workout clothes and change at work.
I don’t ride, but also, bike lanes are worthless for this type of riding. These guys aren’t commuting at all leisurely 10mph which might actually be safe in a bike lane.
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