In my city we have a street called central avenue which is very congested and unsafe to cycle on. There is a street 1 block over that runs parallel, and has bike lanes. I use that street with the bike lanes daily to commute and run errands. All day long people double park in them because they are too special to find a parking spot, so I have to endanger myself going into traffic to go around them. I fantasize about carrying an aluminum bat so I could hit their mirrors as I cycle by.
You don’t need a bat - just pull them forward as you go past (it’s less daginng, admittedly)
I wonder if there are any groups that recycle old aluminum into making bats now.
Youth already bike to school in the bike lanes…
Pfffffft… they allow trucks that are higher than a basketball player to go freely on towns, do you really think they give a fuck about children safety?
Ya no one in power would give a shit. “Protect the children” has always just been the name of their cudgel they use to beat us down and take what they want.
There is a bike lane on a very busy road in front of a school near me. Cars regularly cross into it, and bikers have died.
