A few observations:
- That's a fuck-ton of distance for 150 cars.
- "One more lane, bro" wouldn't make a goddamn difference.
- We really need bike lanes... on every road.
this post was submitted on 02 Oct 2025
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Imagine how many other bike riders we would have if bike lanes weren't this terrifying
I had the same thought. It looked pretty tame to me, but I'm an experienced cyclist. It must look harrowing if you haven't cycled much, especially with the sped up video. Those of us "in the know" get the point op is trying to make, and in this space it's probably 99% of us, but I have to wonder if these kinds of posts hurt more than they help.
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A fun game for cyclists : it's called The Race. I think there were rules somewhere on the internet. I've forgotten the details but this is basically how it goes.
- You get 1 point every time you pass a "slow" bike: people who are taking their time, old contraptions, etc
- 2 pts for decent bikes
- 3 points for cyclists in racing attire
- 4 points for electric bikes
- 5 points for cars
You lose the same amount every time you get passed
On good days I can easily get in the thousands with all the cars commuting. Makes me feel so good.
How many points for busses? Trains?
Where I am, cyclists and busses share the same lane, so it would be extra hard to pass one. 20 points?
Passing a train would make you the king/queen of bicycle forever
I used to cross the Manhattan Bridge in NYC on my commute, sometimes the Q or D train would emerge out of the tunnel onto the bridge just as I was coming up the bike ramp and it was a really fun challenge to try racing it up to the apex. If you can manage to pace it on the uphill, you'll always pass it on the downhill, and then come ripping off the bridge at near 30 mph.
And so many of them can't stay on their side of the line. Glad nobody was opening doors.
If only separated bike lanes were more common. I'm really not comfortable riding with all those cars just right there.
You don't like it when the cars randomly drift into the bike lanes? You really need to learn to share the road, my friend.
We should have shared lanes between freight trains and cars, without any signalling or crossing. Everyone should share
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It's actually an amazing feeling when this happens. Makes me pedal way harder.
I'd bet a bunch of them would rather be on their bikes with you if there were decent bike infrastructure...
Infrastructure is the key. I've had a lot of people tell me they're too scared to cycle.
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I think we should join all those metal boxes together end to end, enlarge the space within, place them all on a track and make it run on a schedule. Just pitching ideas here, what do you guys make of it?
Ah, the good old Adam Something trick! In the end everything can become a train!
I also always love these long ass comment chains where people optimise any problem / solution for traffic/transport until it becomes a train.
What is this, Communalism?
150 cars locking up several buses and an ambulance, no less.
All those school busses indicates this is at maximum possible congestion condition time.
The blocks around my kids school become an instant popup blockade for about 30 minutes everyday.
Public transit options are so necessary.
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God I hate the assholes that can't even stay in the lines when atopped.
Flying by traffic really is one of the best feelings, not quite up there with being on a trail with no traffic, but still... just great.
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150 people, likely? So a couple busses or a single crowded LRT? Heavens...
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What is this, a bike lane for ants!?
Centre Street in Boston. Amusingly enough, this video starts a stone's throw away from a major transit hub connecting three commuter rail lines to the T.
And worth noting, it looks like this backup is almost entirely caused by the reduction to one lane at the Allandale Street intersection due to construction.
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Bicycles FTW
But fuck those motorbikes in the bicycle lane
I thought that's what this was at first, then I realized the video is just sped up.
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Meanwhile in my city: passed cars: 1. The second car is already blocking the bike lane for mysterious reasons and you cannot get around. Then first right turn possibility: all the cars turn right without watching out for bikes. Then the light is red again. Maybe you can make it alive during the next green phase 🥲
I like this feeling when I take the bike.
Shouldn't it be about double that number because of the second car lane?
Yes, but also friendly reminder that there is no such thing as a "car lane." There is only a general-purpose lane, which allows cars along with all other vehicle types (including bicycles, even if there's also a bicycle-only lane).
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This was my favorite thing to think about back when I lived somewhere bikable
Absolutely, I was always faster with my bike inside the outer city ring, mainly because I saved looking for a parking space. Now? Not so much. My commute is 50km across the mountains, 45 minutes by car, three hours by bike if I take the electric one.
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Not including the buses that are sadly stuck there because of cars, I imagine that would be roughly 150 persons 😄
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