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Bike lane controversy on Glenmore Ave in BR

Posted on 10/5/15 at 11:18 am
Posted by TigerBR1111
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2014
6568 posts
Posted on 10/5/15 at 11:18 am
Bikers want to have police ticket residents who park in front of their homes on bike paths. Residents in turn want bike lanes removed.
I side with residents on this. Bike lanes are a privilege not a right on city streets. Instead of carefully maneuvering around residents' cars they demand that residents be ticketed.
Many bikers have an arrogant attitude of entitlement. When I drive my car on the LSU lakes bikers are flying by endangering pedestrians and causing unsafe situations for vehicles. They act as if their bikes should always have the right of way instead of sharing the road.
Remove their bike lanes unless they learn an attitude of cohabitation on city streets.
This post was edited on 10/5/15 at 1:41 pm
Posted by Stud Bud
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Posted on 10/5/15 at 11:19 am to
In
Love a good Bikers are inconsiderate assholes thread
Posted by BruslyTiger
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Posted on 10/5/15 at 11:19 am to
Here we go!
Posted by O
Mandeville
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Posted on 10/5/15 at 11:20 am to
quote:

TigerBR1111



Posted by Cdawg
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Posted on 10/5/15 at 11:20 am to
Here we go again..........
Posted by Motorboat
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Posted on 10/5/15 at 11:21 am to
There's a meeting tonight at Ingleside. I'm going for the entertainment.
Posted by Ingeniero
Baton Rouge
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Posted on 10/5/15 at 11:22 am to
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Posted by CP3
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2009
7405 posts
Posted on 10/5/15 at 11:22 am to
Yup. BR is not built to be a bike friendly city.

The Lance Armstrong types need to realize this and get over it. Until then natural selection will just have to weed some out I guess.
Posted by CuseTiger
On the road
Member since Jul 2013
8205 posts
Posted on 10/5/15 at 11:23 am to
I've noticed more and more bikers on Stanford in the middle of the right lane by the lakes, some fast some barely moving along. Makes it rather annoying during rush hour when there's one biker causing traffic
This post was edited on 10/5/15 at 12:57 pm
Posted by aVatiger
Water
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Posted on 10/5/15 at 11:23 am to
Posted by Pectus
Internet
Member since Apr 2010
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Posted on 10/5/15 at 11:23 am to
quote:

When I drive my car on the LSU lakes bikers are flying by endangering pedestrians and causing unsafe situations for vehicles.


Maybe because the pedestrians don't know what side of the road to walk on.
Posted by nicholastiger
Member since Jan 2004
42554 posts
Posted on 10/5/15 at 11:23 am to
Baton Rouge is definitely not a biker town.
Find somewhere else to ride.
Posted by wizziko
New Jersey Nets Fan
Member since Jan 2006
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Posted on 10/5/15 at 11:24 am to
wow you are a dumbass

quote:

Instead of carefully maneuvering around residents' cars they demand that residents be ticketed.

people parking illegally should be ticketed. People bitch about cycilists on roads and now they're bitching about them in their own bike path
Posted by Golfer
Member since Nov 2005
75052 posts
Posted on 10/5/15 at 11:24 am to
I've been following this since it started 2-3 months ago. After the few people got hit on their bikes. One biker was making an illegal turn, the other was actually hit by someone running a stop sign; the biking community went on a tear to demand safe streets. This included calling up BRPD to get the 4-5 people who parked in these lanes on Glenmore ticketed.

Biking community went with force, and residents responded accordingly. Had they come to a reasonable solution and conversation first, they wouldn't have come to this point.

I've biked/walked/run on Glenmore for over 6 years now, the street isn't so busy that cars, trash cans, walkers, etc. blocking the lanes cause an unsafe situation for the riders.

I think the lanes should stay, and common courtesy of the residents to use their driveways as much as possible lends a fair solution.


This has also turned into a have's and have not's issue. Seen a few posts on Nextdoor related to the wealth of Glenmore Ave. residents by the biking community.
Posted by Pectus
Internet
Member since Apr 2010
67302 posts
Posted on 10/5/15 at 11:24 am to
There should be a rule that only people who have ridden bikes can post in this thread. That way, maybe something can get done...
Posted by jimbeam
University of LSU
Member since Oct 2011
75703 posts
Posted on 10/5/15 at 11:24 am to
You people would bitch at bikers even if they didn't bike
Posted by BruslyTiger
Waiting on 420...
Member since Oct 2003
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Posted on 10/5/15 at 11:26 am to
quote:

Maybe because the pedestrians don't know what side of the road to walk on.
This, and cars believing they have the right-of-way when they cross the center line to go around pedestrians.
This post was edited on 10/5/15 at 11:29 am
Posted by Golfer
Member since Nov 2005
75052 posts
Posted on 10/5/15 at 11:26 am to
quote:

The Lance Armstrong types need to realize this and get over it. Until then natural selection will just have to weed some out I guess.


This street in particular isn't really about the "Lance Armstrong" types since it doesn't really get you anywhere that you can ride with any speed...
Posted by aVatiger
Water
Member since Jan 2006
27967 posts
Posted on 10/5/15 at 11:27 am to
Posted by TigerBR1111
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2014
6568 posts
Posted on 10/5/15 at 11:27 am to
If they remove bike lanes they won't be parking illegally which is my argument dumbass.
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