Safety - Reader comments at The New York Sun

Submitted by Jackie, Jul 20, 2007 14:25

I commute by bike and take Henry Street going home. I feel much safer with the green bike lanes. It would also be good if bike lane questions were part of NYS driver's license tests.

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I commute by bike and take Henry Street going home. I feel much safer with the green bike lanes. It...	Jackie	Jul 20, 2007 14:25
Being a bicycle advocate , the visibility is good....but this paint wont look so good in a few months... I... [MORE]	corri	Jul 16, 2007 16:36
Well there are standards that must be followed and painting that lane is certainly not one of it at this... [MORE]	Mellisa Khemraj	Jul 16, 2007 11:59
Many people at brooklynheightsblog have found this color to be very unsightly. Bicyclists seem to like it. [MORE]	Homer Fink	Jul 14, 2007 11:54
The color was changed from blue to green to comply with the new nationwide DOT's nationwide standard for colored bike... [MORE]	Ian Turner	Jul 15, 2007 17:12
ever ride over painted roads in the rain? those lanes are gonna be green and blood red. [MORE]	Billy Simmons	Jul 13, 2007 22:53
So folks in Brooklyn Heights are upset about the green paint used to mark the bike lane? Give me a... [MORE]	John Kraft	Jul 13, 2007 12:24
The greening of NYC's bike lanes is an outstanding idea! Now, how does one explain to the DHL driver in the... [MORE]	Dirk VonVandenburglar	Jul 13, 2007 10:01
so is the DOT going to TICKET and CHARGE the DHL (and probably UPS) trucks that will park in these... [MORE]	Barbara	Jul 14, 2007 13:48
Parking violations are not enforced by DOT but rather by NYPD. In the schitzophrenic world of NY politics, the DOT... [MORE]	Ian Turner	Jul 15, 2007 17:41