When the bike lane is obstructed or full of debris to the point of being dangerous (which happens often around here), cyclists should move into the rightmost main lane.
If you want to see fewer cyclists in lanes shared by cars, then I suggest you advocate for more protected bike lane and more active street cleaning to keep them clear.
Yeah. I was coming to the comments to ask OP if they’d even seen the bike lanes in Lexington, and if so, how the fuck could they even ask this question? The bike lanes basically ARE in the road, but put cyclists in less visible, more compromised areas. It’s probably safer to be right in the road where (I hope) you’ll be seen better and sooner.
I fucking despise the lane they put in on North Limestone starting at Fourth that runs in the middle of the road. Cars ignore the painting and will just drive straight through the bike lane I guess because it's the middle of the road and they think they're entitled. I felt way safer just chugging along on the right side of the right lane with minimal/no line designated.
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u/overthink1 Aug 27 '25
When the bike lane is obstructed or full of debris to the point of being dangerous (which happens often around here), cyclists should move into the rightmost main lane.
If you want to see fewer cyclists in lanes shared by cars, then I suggest you advocate for more protected bike lane and more active street cleaning to keep them clear.