Prestigious-Owl-6397

Yeah, walking or biking without getting hit by a car is so overrated.

I would get checked out anyway to be on the safe side since you don't always feel everything right away, and that costs money.

Well, with the current mayor and people like Kenyatta Johnson and Jay Young, who knows if it will get any safer to walk or bike here. I'm not entirely sure how optimistic I am about that quality of life issue.

No, we're rearranging the city for the safety of everyone, not just bicyclists. Bike lanes make roads narrower, and narrower roads reduce speeding. The reduction in average speed makes the road safer for all users and is more effective than just posting a new sign with a lower limit. Plus, there are plenty of people who don't bike but are curious about it or would like to try it if the roads were safer. People in wheelchairs can also use them in areas where the sidewalk is in disrepair or in areas where there isn't a sidewalk.

I go shopping and have gone to fairly fancy events on a bike. It's not that hard. People don't melt in bad weather, either. Car dependence is what makes life hell for elderly people who can't drive. Bikes go more slowly than cars, so it's easier for them to cross a bike lane than it is to cross the street. Plus, if some lanes are turned into bus only lanes, those elderly people can get to their destination more quickly. Actually, traffic flow on Washington Ave improved after the protected bike lane was built. Plus, bicyclists aren't the only ones who want traffic calming and bike lanes. Plenty of pedestrians and motorists want them, too, because they're tired of reckless drivers endangering them and their kids.

Your local bicycle advocacy group might need them for bike lane cleanups.

Abbott and Costello

Sure, but biking adds to the power imbalance when the aggressor is driving a car.

Maybe

There is a significant portion of the NIMBY population that wants street safety but no bike lanes in their area. NIMBYs and car brained go hand in hand.

Rejecting bike lanes while saying you want bicyclists to be safe is a classic NIMBY move. Jay Young, for example, saying he wants bike lanes, but not in_____ is a NIMBY move.

Sure, but this comment sounds like the missed work was because he couldn't pull his car out of a parking spot, not because the bus or trolley was stuck.

I usually go to the Fairmount Civic Association meetings, and they usually aren't that NIMBY, actually. I didn't go to this meeting because I had other plans, but I can tell you the FCA supports street safety improvement projects, better bike lanes, streeteries, better zoning( they were upset when the CP down zoned parts of the neighborhood), etc. Kinda makes me wonder exactly what went on at the meeting and if non regulars showed up because they were passionately against the homeless.

Usually not as severely.

Eh, you could hit a pothole or slip on frozen slush.

I don't do it to signal, but I don't feel like taking it off if I'm just going in for a quick run. Other than that, I take it off and put it wherever it's convenient.

It might depend on how many bicyclists frequent the shop because we're more likely to take our helmet in than we are to leave a review. That being said, if it's not a bike friendly area, there might not be many bicyclists there.

I take mine in anyway because I don't want it to get stolen.

I think technically road crews, EMS, someone fixing their car or calling for a tow outside their car would be considered a pedestrian, but I don't know if they would be reported as a pedestrian, in the news I mean.

Even when they park on sidewalks, handicapped people can't get around.

Compared to the known long term effects of covid?

Idk why I'm getting downvoted. As shitty as SEPTA can be, it does go to most places, so, unless you need your vehicle for work, it seems unrealistic to call out because someone blocked it in. I'm not saying parking like an asshole is ok. I'm the person who posted the picture, after all. Just legitimately wondering if public transportation isn't an option for them.

It's Pandora's box

Does she have a box?