I think they're this way in some places to allow emergency services to use them as a dedicated lane (cyclists should move to sidewalks and stop when hearing sirens)

Sadly not everywhere yet. From cycling in southern Germany, Austria and Switzerland a good bit this summer I see too many places where there is no bollard at all, just a line drawn on the ground that many ignore. Switzerland in particular was not fun to cycle in

I would love to see one of them randomly replaced with a rigid bollard, but painted white to match

You just gave me a boner.. uh I want those soo bad too! But the only reason why I think it’s like that here in US cities bc potential need for emergency vehicles cases.

I wouldn't want to be bicycling around that motherfucker, either.

Right? What a sad and pathetic loser....

Just one of them

I think they need to be flexible for fire trucks and ambulances. A bike lane can turn into an E lane if designed properly.

One of these days I want a cyclist to pull a gun on someone pulling this shit. I know pickup drivers are often armed and typically feel safe in their giant trucks. But you drive through the protected cycle lane you should be at risk of being shot by someone fearing that you may continue attempting to attack them.

At least in gunland

Pickup drivers are just assholes.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=k-Fp7flAWMA

The "light" truck is intentionally marketed to people with that personality type. (I wish I was kidding - I'm not.)

If you were paying 2k a month on a luxury truck loan to pay 6 bucks for a gallon of gas to go 11 miles at traffic speeds slower than a bike on the shoulder, you too would be incredibly stupid and irate.

Also, that truck driver needs to have their license pulled indefinitely and the truck impounded. That's multiple murder attempts happening in a few minutes. I don't give a fuck if public transport sucks, or if you are crippled and can't walk anywhere. Should have thought of that before you tried to kill someone multiple times with your truck.

I'm not convinced that was accidental.

No probably about it.

Just one at random

I was getting unregistered jalopy vibes from the condition of the truck (dirty, preexisting body damage). Often also means uninsured, and an owner who doesn't have anything to pay for the damage they cause. The good news is that this driver may not ever get his truck out of impound (in addition to towing + storage fees they'll need to pay to get registration current, they probably wouldn't have let it lapse in the first place if they could afford to do that), so he may be off the road for a while. The bad news is that he'll probably never make the city whole for the damage caused here, though maybe they'll recoup something by auctioning the truck.