No. 3 Rd Bike Lane Experiment, Richmond BC

New experimental bike lane in Richmond, British Columbia along No 3 rd. However, it only goes on the northbound side of the road.

But, my overall impression is very positive. The blue paint makes for visibility, the elevation of the lane makes it less likely cars will wander in to it, and there is bike parking along the way.

I ride both northbound and southbound for the video.

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Autos & Vehicles

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• helmetcam
• cycling
• vancouver
• richmond
• pov1.5
• bike
• lane

[m0bob]

The roads look so wide and empty. You should see the amount of traffic that we have to endue when riding bikes in London, England.

[alexwarrior1]

@m0bob This road is usually very brutal. I filmed this early morning on a sunday so it was unusually quiet. Looking forward to trying the roads on London, I'm visiting the city in april and may!

[degnaw]

On Streetview it seems like they've added separated bike lanes on the southbound side of the road, but with a couple random block-long gaps interspersed - Have you been down there recently?

[alexwarrior1]

@degnaw I've been told sections have been added on the southbound side. I haven't been back to check yet however! It's on my list of things to check out though.

[drsquirrel0]

The "line" looks nice and big, and is it a drainage point? That should help stop cars drifting or cutting into it, and it means you are not the one that is driving in the drain area, and should have good drainage yourself.

Though having a heavily cambered little lane might test you in snow/icy conditions and little too in the rain.

Merging with traffic on the cross needs to be addressed a bit.

The turnings from the right visibility is ruined by the posts...

[alexwarrior1]

Yeah, I think there would be good drainage here. I haven't been back while it was raining however so I haven't checked. The "line" is a small curb, i.e. the lane is elevated a little bit, so cars wouldn't be so likely to drift into it.

The long term plan is for there to be high-density development on either side of the road, which would hopefully eliminate the many driveways going into all the big parking lots along here.

[SpiderRider3]

Because they built it there.

[SpiderRider3]

I've never understood the point of that bike lane. It's not high enough to keep vehicles from drifing in and it makes it harder for vehicles to turn into the driveways.

And what are those delineators for? All they are doing is causing a hazard to the cycylists.

[Translink1001]

why there is the Canada Line there?