NightOwl@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca · 1 month agoWant better bike lanes? Make room for wheelchairs and mobility scooterswww.nationalobserver.comexternal-linkmessage-square35fedilinkarrow-up177arrow-down17cross-posted to: fuckcars@lemmy.world
arrow-up170arrow-down1external-linkWant better bike lanes? Make room for wheelchairs and mobility scooterswww.nationalobserver.comNightOwl@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca · 1 month agomessage-square35fedilinkcross-posted to: fuckcars@lemmy.world
minus-squareCows Look Like Maps@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down2·1 month agoBike lane protected by concrete that are level with the ground are easier for mobility device users than uneven sidewalks which constantly cross roads. I see this all the time and it is unacceptable.
minus-squareRivalarrival@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·30 days ago I see this all the time and it is unacceptable. Your photo shows a wheelchair using a plowed roadway, because the sidewalk isn’t plowed Bike lane protected by concrete… … isn’t going to be plowed either. The only reason a regular bike lane is plowed is because it is part of the roadway.
minus-squareHikingVet@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down5·edit-21 month agoAnd that person should have a sidewalk. You want to put pedestrians in with cyclists. Edit: cycle paths cross roads just as much as sidewalks
Bike lane protected by concrete that are level with the ground are easier for mobility device users than uneven sidewalks which constantly cross roads.
I see this all the time and it is unacceptable.
Your photo shows a wheelchair using a plowed roadway, because the sidewalk isn’t plowed
… isn’t going to be plowed either. The only reason a regular bike lane is plowed is because it is part of the roadway.
And that person should have a sidewalk. You want to put pedestrians in with cyclists.
Edit: cycle paths cross roads just as much as sidewalks