re: Bike lane controversy on Glenmore Ave in BR

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I didn't realize there was so much bike friction in this town!

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there is friction whenever events or people keep drivers from driving as fast as they want.

you see it in the OT, but that's probably just us running our mouths. i saw it on glenmore at capital heights recently. a girl was riding her bike north on glenmore, next to ingleside church. a car was overtaking her, and there was no southbound traffic. instead of passing the bike, the girl driving the car started blowing her horn and screaming at the biker to get the frick out of the way. when car got to the corner, one of us said "you know she has a right to use the road?" the driver screamed at us "it don't matter, she's going too slow."

we regularly have drivers on capital heights who get frustrated when the bike and foot traffic keep them from going 45 in a 25 mph zone. one douche in a black mercedes with loud pipes is racking up a history of calls to brpd because is dangerous. on further consideration, he is probably an ot baller.

when the camaro ran the stop sign and took out gordon meese recently, several of the neighbors told the cop "that's the a-hole who always speeds and runs the signs." the cop told the neighbors that he would have issued a different citation had there been a history of reports. who knows, maybe brpd really keeps a record.

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Glenmore isn't even the issue. I personally think they should get rid of the lane and let people park there. No reason a low speed residential road like that needs a bike lane. 

Just tired of the same old arguments from cyclist haters that have no basis in reality. It's just the old throw a bunch of accusations out there to deflect from the actual reason you don't want cycling, which is some perceived horrible inconvenience.

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Exactly. It sounds to me like there is a conflict of interest and blame is automatically put on the cyclist because of what you said above. They are entitled, they break the law, etc.. But the only reason I even argue in this thread is because the residents seem to be the ones who feel entitled to park in the lane and are the ones breaking the law by doing so. Yet the bikers get called out for it. And I think it all stems from bike hate. But no one can admit it.

What are the unreasonable demands? I honestly haven't seen where there is a residents dont want the lane, cyclists want to keep it argument. All I see is cyclists getting cops involved about the parking issue which caused residents to get pissed. Nothing about demands from cyclists.

Get off that damned bike and get in a car.

BR needs more cars on the road!

This is just one of many countless examples of why everyone dreams about moving out of Baton Rouge. If we didn't have the infrastructure and layout of Guatemala this wouldn't be a problem.

As much as I would love to pull a Darwin and drive through the biker pricks on river who don't use the levee, I can side with them this round

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I have emails that say differently. I was a consultant at the time.

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I'm not going to hit my bullshite button but I very seriously doubt that you have emails pertaining to anything about Glenmore. At least not in any kind of official capacity and certainly not from the residents.

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man are those assholes still out there? They are the sole reason I hate cyclists and have 0 sympathy for them.

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It's pretty incredible how BR bikers that understand River is one of the last decent flowing roads still feel a sense of entitlement to ruin it for the rest of us.

BR Business Report indicated yesterday that a resolution was near but gave no details. Anyone have the inside scoop on this?

I'd like to see cops start issuing tickets for bikers not obeying traffic signals. You want the same rights to road? Abide by the rules everyone else does.

That said the bike lanes are a good thing. Residents of glen more need to get over themselves. Issuing tickets? Meh