They finally got rid of a lot of the vehicles parked in the bike lane on Lindbergh Ave. Those had been there for at least a month after some of us reported them on 311.

I'm from the suburbs, and I honestly don't like the rail trails because I'm a commuter cyclist. These trails never connect to anything important, so I have to use the roads. Drivers then bitch at me to get off the road, but I don't work in the park...The only thing they're good for is recreation.

If you insist on being obtuse, this conversation is done.

Minorities refers to anyone in the minority in this instance. Most people in the US drive cars. Therefore, motorists are the majority. Only about 1% of Americans commute by bike. Therefore, bicyclists are the minority. Anytime you have a clear minority, it's easier for people in the majority category to judge the minority category by a few people. I'm not saying this is right. Of course ethnic minorities faced atrocities that a white cyclist never had to face. They're not comparable, and I wasn't comparing them. I was using minority in the strict sense of the word.

This isn't a question that's easily answered. Most intersections and traffic laws were not made with cyclists' safety in mind, nor were they made with any recognition of how bicycles operate. Sometimes these situations lead cyclists to cautiously break the law, and sometimes the law is simply ridiculous. For example, if there's debris in the bike lane and you exit the bike lane to avoid running over debris that can puncture your tires, any drivers behind you who hit you because they weren't paying attention to the bike lane or were speeding won't be held responsible. This sometimes leads cyclists to completely avoid bike lanes known to be full of trash.

That being said, most minorities are judged by the few, and cyclists are no exception. A group of engineers in Denmark studied traffic cameras in multiple cities around the world. They observed 106,000 cyclists, and only 5% broke the law. They actually found a higher percentage of drivers who broke the law. Of that 5%, only 1% recklessly broke the law. The other 4% were incidents like I described above. https://youtu.be/USAeytatNe4

Depends on the street. Residential side streets are usually fine if they're narrow, but arterial roads and other non residential roads aren't safe. I don't trust drivers to pass me safely. Not to mention intersections and business entrances can create conflict points where drivers right hook cyclists.

Yup. It should all be car centric. No "gym of life.'

With how bad the bike lanes are, why bother riding at all if you'll have to walk most of the way?

People are downvoting you, but they know it's dangerous for cyclists to mix with cars.

I don't ride on the sidewalk, but this is clearly an infrastructure problem where car centric design has forced pedestrians and cyclists to fight over scraps. Pedestrians at least get more infrastructure than cyclists, but motorists get just about everything.

They aren't, but when bike lanes end, are blocked, or are full of debris, your options are to either mix with 2 ton death machines or hop on the sidewalk.

I do have a fat bike.

No. I'm a preschool teacher.

There's a bus that goes to Lansdale, but it drops you off 2 miles from my work, which is off roads with no sidewalks.

Meh...I have a fat tire ebike. With the proper winter gear cycling in and of itself shouldn't be an issue.

I can't walk from Souderton to Lansdale, and I don't drive. I might have to avoid the trails and stick to the main roads but use winter tires.

I live just outside the city, and this will be my first year winter bike commuting on trails because last year I worked literally down the street from my home. I'm not looking forward to seeing how icy the trails get.

This is one advantage bikes have over cars. I don't have to dig my bike out. However, I imagine the bike paths and trails aren't plowed or salted well.