How to Make Your Own Bike Lane

Converted a 10.5 foot car lane into a Bikes Only lane on Oak Street between Scott and Divisidero in San Francisco. To prevent cars from entering the lane we set up 2 baracades 20 feet down the road we borrowed from a construction site. The stencils are made of used highway banner material and the backing is a plastic mesh duct taped to the back to hold the stencil letters in place. We used outdoor latex wall paint that took 15-20 minutes to dry. 7am -7:30 Sunday morning. Article about it http://sf.streetsblog.org/2009/07/20/eyes-on-the-street-renegade-bicycle-sten...

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Education

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• stencil
• renegade
• guerrilla
• bikes
• bikes only

[bikesasaurus]

Cyclists are voting with their wheels, Oak is the most convenient street to ride on. They shouldn't be relegated to designated routes that are less convenient and make them go out of their way.

All streets need to be made safer not only for cyclists but also for pedestrians and the motorists themselves.

[bikesasaurus]

The city spends way too much time and money installing any kind of infrastructure. This was done in 1/2 hour and cost under $10.

The city plans to install the bike plan projects at the rate of thousands of dollars a block over 3-5 years after a 3 year moratorium. You call that a cooperative democratic process?

[arushandapushand]

@RebelKnightCSA

It's general taxes that pay for bike lanes - car drivers arent the only tax-payers.

[MondoBeno]

What kind of paint do you use? The bike lane markings in my nabe are all worn out.

[policechaser]

Did you have authorization to do this? I truly doubt it.

[RebelKnightCSA]

Said it before; saying it again...

Do you pay taxes on your bicycle? Insurance? Carry a license plate, registration card, and proof of that insurance? Get that cycle inspected once a year? Obey the traffic laws (yes, they apply to you, too)? If not, dont whinge to me about your 'right to the road' - only an adolescent talks of his rights whilst shunning responsibility. This is especially galling when you consider that car taxes pay for your bike lanes.

[MBighk]

What childishness. Just get out there and ride in the middle of the lane as the law allows. If you think paint makes you safer you're as naive as they come.

[GreatWriteUp]

You'd wait for three generations, if it was up to the do-nothing bureaucrats to do what is right. They should be thrilled that bicyclists take up less space on the road, don't pollute/leak oil and create less wear on the road.

And bicycles do not require expensive emergency services/law enforcement that are required when cars collide. Instead, they cave in to motorists. Most areas in the US are NOT bicycle friendly. But we are subjected to daily news reports about traffic and accidents.

[harshbarj]

@171rider ,luckily you don't get to make that decision. Cyclists have the legal right to the road, the same as your truck. Now I am not saying some cyclists don't act like morons on the road, but so do many motorists. Until all motorists are perfect you can't hold a few morons against the entire cyclist community.

[171rider]

@harshbarj you need to come to sacramento and see the cyclists. they ride in the middle of roads cut off cars and dont know what the fuck to do. id ratther have you on the sidewalk than in the way of my truck.

[harshbarj]

@171rider , did you miss the 'walk' part of sidewalk? Vehicles belong on the street and the bicycle IS a vehicle. In fact in many areas it is illegal for a cyclist to be on the sidewalk.

[HLaB75]

LOL, This reminds me of a Yehuda Moon cartoon :-)