08-15-2019, 11:40 AM
In my case I arrived in Waterloo from a rural area without bike lanes and thought that the bike lanes were for whichever direction. It wasn't until I was yelled at did I do the research to learn that, surprise surprise, a bike lane is a lane of traffic so of course you have to respect the direction on that side of the thoroughfare.
So I'm a little more sympathetic than most when it comes to these sorts of education failures.
The cyclists crossing against signals I have no patience for, though.
And I'm not sure about the lane splitters. I don't much like sitting fourth in line at an intersection when I know it's much safer if I'm the first one through at the light (especially for turning left), but I just can't bring myself to squeeze through.
So I'm a little more sympathetic than most when it comes to these sorts of education failures.
The cyclists crossing against signals I have no patience for, though.
And I'm not sure about the lane splitters. I don't much like sitting fourth in line at an intersection when I know it's much safer if I'm the first one through at the light (especially for turning left), but I just can't bring myself to squeeze through.