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Howard is okay, but if I have the choice heading East, I take ECB or Meade. But this footage is way east, at the border of La Mesa and San Diego, where the only alternative to ECB is down on University, but those are pretty far apart depending on where you're going.

Glad you asked! Sidewalks aren't safe for a number of reasons: they're often too narrow, especially if people are using them to walk, push strollers, or have dogs with them. They're often uneven, as well. But, most important, is that riding on the sidewalk puts me in a position that makes it more difficult for drivers to see me. On this specific stretch, drivers are pulling in and out of the giant parking lot, and they're looking at the road in front of them, not the sidewalk. Also, I start on a bike path, and to the west behind me, there's a bike lane, and I'm riding to a bike lane. This is a gap. The funniest part is that the driver honking isn't even behind me. At no point am I actually in his way or slowing him down. I'm riding in a place that's perfectly safe as long as drivers can control themselves. If they can't, maybe they shouldn't be driving.

I hope that's changing. At least cities around here have found (I think) that the liability of ignoring people outside of cars is more costly than just making roads safer for everyone.

It's not great, but it is, indeed, a painted bike lane. It's not protection, and there's no buffer, but it's better than literally nothing.

@@RidingBikesinSanDiego I would say that's debatable. It just gives you a false sense of security, flase "this part of the road is mine" which could be more dangerous in some circumstances. But even if it helps, as Not Just Bikes says "paint is NOT infrastructure".

@Lowezar I understand, and agree it's debatable. I'd argue that even though paint is not protection (which I repeat on this channel often), dedicated space on the road is safer than nothing at all. Yes, I want real infrastructure. But it's an exhausting wall to beat our heads against. For this video, for this single block of Navajo, I'd argue that we need something instead of nothing, and this driver's temper, I think, supports that argument. Whatever that something that goes in would be, I'd hope it could be protected with a physical barrier.

What I was referring to as "world-class" is the place where I started, which is a completely separated and mostly tree-shaded bike lane. It goes about 3/4 of a mile from Grossmont College Dr to Navajo.

@@RidingBikesinSanDiego Yes, I saw that. I wouldn't class any part of that infrastructure as world class though.

@dmolirl7847 I'm not sure what could be better for the distance it covers. Complete separation, nice and wide, mostly shaded, view of the mountains when riding north. It is one of the best .75 of a mile to ride in the region. I just wish it connected...

When I say "months," I mean like 8. When the municipality tears up a corner, they should be able to fix it faster than that. As for road position (since you asked), I can ride in a bike lane when there's a bike lane. When there's not a bike lane, it's much more dangerous to hug the curb when riding because drivers pass too closely because there's no visual barrier to help drivers gauge the space they're taking up. If this triggers you, you might be at the wrong channel. Consider taking a break from UA-cam, and head down to the DMV to surrender your license. Thanks for watching!

@@RidingBikesinSanDiego You are right, I am triggered. I am a bicyclist and find your behaviour counter productive because you provoke the car drivers (I guess, on purpose). What does it help that you are morally right, if - in real life - you create enemies not just against you but against all of us. In the end, the road gets more dangerous, not safer for us. (PS: If you try to push away any voice you don't like, maybe YOU should take a break from youtube.)

@MrStone-dp1ek Where am I provoking a driver? I'm riding on the right side of the road between bike lanes. There's no weaving, no shouting. The driver is never even behind me, yet they lean on the horn and slow down to give me the finger. I'm simply riding in the space that exists. And I don't actually believe for a moment that you ride a bicycle. If you did, I'd hope you would advocate for these networks to be completed. The only people making the road dangerous are drivers who can't control their tempers. Rage all the way to the next red light. We'll see you there!

I can assure you, as the harassing driver confirms, a narrow painted bike lane is better than none at all.

Where I start is a fantastic facility. Where I arrive is typical paint on the side of the road. I don't love it, but it's better than nothing at all, and I feel mostly safe with it there (especially on such a lightly traveled road, high speeds not withstanding).

@@RidingBikesinSanDiego I would complain about the number of lanes: but my municipality is in the process of widening Fort Road to 6 lanes all along it's length. There is a planned parallel separated bike path for most of it: except for a 1 block section in front of land set aside for Transit oriented development. The 1 (one) building that actually got built is too close to the road to permit a bike path. Hopefully they will make access to the bike path parallel to the rail line to the south less awkward. Heck even strategic fence holes may be all that are needed (official or not).

@jamesphillips2285 Thanks for sharing the experience where you live! "One more lane will fix it" is a lie traffic engineers tell themselves and cities all the time. I'd have to look back at the history of this area, but I think Fletcher Parkway (and Navajo and Mission Gorge for that matter) got that way because they pre-date the construction of the 125. It would be nice if when major expressways were built, other roads were right-sized in response. Turns out, people like living in places where they can also work and have fun without having to rely on driving.

It's a relatively inexpensive one called the Looking DB-1. Thanks for watching!

@@RidingBikesinSanDiego it’s the same story in Australia, much respect and keep up the good work. 👊

I don't think that Navajo needs to lose a travel lane here; there's a lot of space to put painted or buffered bike lane from the 125 to Fletcher Parkway. But I also don't think that this road needs to be as wide with lanes as it is. And riding south through Encinitas is a lovely ride, and a lot of people on bikes are using it daily.

Oh, boy, are you at the wrong channel. This entire road has a bike lane except for just a few blocks; this is a one block gap. Maybe instead of defending this behavior and blaming people just riding to work, you could think about how drivers could maybe change their behavior, since that's the actual problem here.

I find reactions like this happen far more on roads where I'm forced to take the lane because there's no other bike lane.

There's so much room to paint in bike lanes on both sides of the road, and adjust lights to allow LPI for safety.

The thing is, he wasn't there! He doesn't seem to roll up on the person next to me until after the light turns green. Still, poor driver...

That's exactly what I think too.. I say too much movicol

The victim blaming on that incident was disheartening too.

A lot of good that shaming is gonna do if you wind up splat on the road way. Just because it’s legal doesn’t mean it’s smart or safe particularly in Southern California where you have psycho, drugged out whackjobs all over the place. SoCal has probably the most entitled and reckless drivers in the world yet people still choose to ride bikes in the road. Brilliant.

@Drewkhat This doesn't seem to be about people riding bikes, but about some broad and misplaced assumptions you have about Southern California. It's kinda weird.

Drivers have all kinds of complexes. When there's a bike lane, even paint, we're not projected, but this is way less likely to happen (and I only say that because this doesn't happen when I ride in bike lanes).

This is why we need to have a in the car driving retest every 5 years. At least mandatory training classes. If I have to take a class about soldering safety training people should have to take a how to obey the laws in your 2 ton death machine

Oh, please give me a grammar lesson, @dirtypimpbird It's the city that puts in signs, because it's the city that does the work. Make an effort to understand the context before jumping headfirst into the comments.

@@RidingBikesinSanDiego Oh the City. You really know what you are talking about don't you? The city "does the work." You Sound like a real dummy, don't you? Think before you Post a video and comment

@dirtypimpbird Here's a like to the City of San Diego's website, where you can find the Park Blvd Project "From Adams Avenue to University Avenue," because it's the CITY that is doing this bike lane project. City crews, as well as subcontractors, do the work, because it's a City of San Diego Project. What are you even talking about? Why are you here? www.sandiego.gov/bicycling/projects

@@RidingBikesinSanDiego I am here to learn from a Intellectual Powerhouse like yOu. I love angry BI-cyclist like you. I could watch your videos all day long. I wish i could watch them backwards and in 3D.

@dirtypimpbird You asked who I was referring to, and I explained it. You cried about it, so I gave you full citations and links. It's okay to be wrong, man. It's okay to admit you made a mistake. No need to be salty. Thanks for watching!

Sounds like someone needs to learn about sharing.

I'm not sure the inaction is unique to San Diego, but they've demonstrated that they can take action, at least after people die. It's a shame they can't get things done before there's blood on the road.

It's a good shop! I like the Marins, but not sure if I'll be getting one just yet...

All sharrows tell me is that the city decided to do the laziest thing possible. In fact, studies show that sharrows can actually make a road more dangerous: usa.streetsblog.org/2016/01/14/study-sharrows-dont-make-streets-safer-for-cycling

@@RidingBikesinSanDiego Oh i totally agree, I wasn’t viciously mocking you I just thought it was a funny yet cynical observation. I hate sharrows too, but I like them in the sense that they are reminders to piss of motorists who talk about obeying the rules of the road but don’t actually care about painted lines, specific symbols or even posted signs when it is pertaining to bicycles.

I've been using it more, for sure. But as another commenter pointed out, coming back east is pretty dangerous.

@@RidingBikesinSanDiegoI used to be young and dumb(er) and would use Pershing, at night, full speed to get back to my apartment downtown from my girlfriend's NP apartment. If this all existed when I was 26, I could more SAFELY be dumb, haha. San Diego is so much better now than it was then, but yeah still have a long way to go!

Lots of good shops in the neighborhood. A nice thing about MJ's is that it's really spacious inside, so I never feel like I'm in the way with a few other people in there.

@@RidingBikesinSanDiego I've been slowly getting around to the various shops. Last one was Adams Ave, which I liked a lot. Others, not so much.

I've gotten some good stuff at Adams, and they've serviced a bunch of my bikes! The place has changed over the years (including ownership) but they've always been pretty dependable.

That’s where I got my Marin.

And the side streets don't cross Florida, unless you go a couple of blocks out of the way, and those jogs aren't the safest places to weave around.

Why they put a bus/bike lane in westbound but not east, I simply don't understand.

The sign at the corner right at the beginning is typical around here, and says "Bus Only" followed by "Bikes OK," with a few of them scattered around the way.

It wasn't a close cut, but this driver did cut in front of me, then almost came to a full stop. I don't mind the passing and cutting over at a safe distance, but they seemed to do that without being certain they could actually keep going. As someone else said, they saved themselves a whole few seconds.

Oh, you're a regular viewer now? Thanks for watching!

@@RidingBikesinSanDiego - Depends on your definition of "regular." I probably see around 25% of your videos. I think it's great that you are trying to improve your skills. Keep at it.

I got honked at for being in the way when I had to take the lane because of an obstruction in the bike lane We were in the bus only lane lol

There's almost no enforcement in San Diego for drivers putting people on bikes in danger. SDPD actually pulls people over around SDSU INTO the bike lane.

"We can't expect every single road user to know and remember every law..." It would be nice; but I would be happy if more of the other road users just cared about anyone/anything besides themselves.

BTW, bike lane line is broken here. So, entering the bike lane is permitted. But, this driver should follow a cyclist instead of passing and blocking. We saw this behavior a lot, right? As a cyclist, I'm always expecting this situation to avoid an accident.