09-02-2020, 11:09 PM
(This post was last modified: 09-02-2020, 11:10 PM by danbrotherston.)
(09-02-2020, 10:56 PM)jeffster Wrote: Some dingbat was driving right on the bike lanes today on Stirling, between Charles and Courtland. I was actually impressed how he straddled the lane perfectly while driving. But either way, it seems that some education will be needed to teach people how to drive where there are bike lanes. I am not a huge fan of bike lanes being in the middle of live traffic and in this case, a bus lane. I'd still be using the sidewalk, just saying.
I haven't been out there, I'd be curious to see what the situation is, not sure what you mean the bike lane is in the middle of live traffic and a bus lane?
That being said, I do think we simply need higher standards for driving. Basically the justice system in our society is loathed to remove someone's license (in part because it causes real hardship, because we are stupid about transportation policy), but there is a large portion of the population that lacks the ability and temperment to drive safely--this isn't something education can solve. In any other licensing scheme out there, people lose their license (or never get one) for proving themselves incapable of operating safely...whether it's forklift, airplane, doctor, driving is the ONLY exception. We see the results of this licensing choice in the thousands of Canadians that die each year on our roads, vs. the 1000s that aren't killed in forklift/general aviation/malpractice incidents.
Basically I'm saying education can help some, but I don't see it being too effective until we choose to implement the other side of a licensing policy which is enforcement. Also, I'm sick and tired of people deluding themselves into believing cyclists need licenses....
Boy this turned into a rant...long story short, I will have to walk or bike down to Stirling and see what they've done down there.