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| View from the Driver's Seat: King Street at Rush Hour, Bumper to Bumper Traffic Caused by the Boondoggle Bike Lane Off to the Left |
See that? That’s King Street during the afternoon drive
from downtown to where I turn left for home. Bumper to bumper all the way.
Accident ahead? No. Pedestrians crossing? No. Bicyclists? Definitely no. The
boondoggle bike lane? YES.
The last time I totaled up the number of bike riders I’ve
seen in the $100,000.00 King Street bike
lane, I think it was 11 or so. I hadn’t seen any since then because I’ve gone
on a couple of trips and can’t remember the exact number, so let’s be fair and
add a few. Let’s say I’ve seen 15. Fair enough?
Yesterday, I had the opportunity (?) to drive along King
Street around 5 p.m. during the afternoon rush hour. I saw 15 bikers coming and
going in the lane, so that should bring my total sightings up to 30.
Let’s see now, $100,000.00 cost, 30 bikers.
That brings the total cost per rider (according to my
eyes) to $3,333.33. Still very expensive. Where are the hundreds of riders
predicted by the bike lane supporters?
This is supposed to be a test project. In my humble
opinion, our Mayor failed the test. Give us back the bike lane for our cars.
Please?
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