Alert icon
We're changing our privacy policy. This stuff matters.  Learn more  Dismiss

NY 9th Ave Separated Bike Lane Experiment

Loading...

Sign in or sign up now!
4,920
Loading...
Alert icon
Sign in or sign up now!
Alert icon

Uploaded by on Nov 12, 2007

A no brainer - put the bike lane next to the curb ('kerb' downunder). There are probably a ton of videos by cyclists trawling along this little stretch of a few blocks in Chelsea, here's mine on a Friday!
More NY on a Friday at www.bikefriday.com/ny

Category:

Nonprofits & Activism

Tags:

License:

Standard YouTube License

  • likes, 7 dislikes

Link to this comment:

Share to:

Uploader Comments (Galfromdownunder)

  • Pity this lane isn't a few blocks longer either end - got mildly doored coming down 9th Ave up around 30th towards mid town the other night - where we really need good bike lanes!

  • Me too! Hey, if this can happen in the most populous city in the country, there's hope ...

see all

All Comments (14)

Sign In or Sign Up now to post a comment!
  • That seems like a unbelievable waste of space, with those islands and nothing like being in Amsterdam. I am from Holland, what that needs is a curb to keep the cars out and separated. What about the fact that it is as wide as a car? You should actually ride around Holland before comparing a shitty NYC bike lane to their system. I don't understand the logic with most of the bike lanes you see here. It seems completely illogical to have parked cars, then bike lane, then cars driving.

  • wow

  • these are the dumbest things i ever seen

  • this is soo cool, its like bike heaven.

  • Wow: ~five blocks, is it? At least the river-side greenways are (I feel) nice.

  • i never wear helmet niether! they look gay! but i know i should.

    wish i could bike in new york city, here in huntington beach, ca, its pretty chill, mostly just beach and small city.

  • Actually, things have been working great for month now. No collisions in the 9th avenue lane and 95% of motorists respect the red lights.

  • wow I had no idea they had almost no bike lanes overthere :S .

    they must be following the example of the Netherlands / Belgium etc xD

    thx for the vid!

  • what you don't see in this video is the stoplights. The light to the left of the bike lane is specifically for bike traffic, then there's one to the left that regulates the left turn lane from the street. It works like a charm.

Loading...

0 / 00Unsaved Playlist Return to active list
    1. Your queue is empty. Add videos to your queue using this button:
      or sign in to load a different list.
    Loading...Loading...Saving...
    • Clear all videos from this list
    • Learn more