Bike lane stickers...

For your consideration.

http://iparkedinabikelane.bigcartel.com/products

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Permalink Reply by Yasmeen on February 8, 2015 at 3:07pm

I think I like the whipped cream idea better than putting stickers on cars. This just seems like an idea that could go badly if the person was there, seeing you do it. 

Permalink Reply by Haddon on February 8, 2015 at 3:26pm

I think cars that got stickers would be more inclined to damage a parked bike.  A polite paper note under the wiper "Dear driver....." would probably be more effective.

Permalink Reply by Tom A.K. on February 8, 2015 at 3:53pm
I don't like either idea of putting a sticker or whipped cream, because if I caught anyone doing that to my bike/car I would would make them take it off and lick it off. But of course, I would never park in a bike lane or disrespect someone's property.
Permalink Reply by Thomas Bruzan on February 8, 2015 at 5:04pm

Once the meter maids and cops figure out the easy increase to their revenue stream, the problem should take care of itself.

Permalink Reply by PK RPR on February 10, 2015 at 4:17am

Good stuff... doesn't look to hard to remove and just enough to provide satisfaction (even if it not actually doing anything) 

Permalink Reply by Anne Alt on February 10, 2015 at 4:38am

I'm inclined to go with the polite note tucked under the windshield wiper rather than stickers.

Permalink Reply by Yasmeen on February 10, 2015 at 4:47am

Anne, I agree completely. Negative (sticker on even whipped cream) will create a negative experience and perpetuate the us v. them problem.

There was that campaign that humanized cyclists a little while ago and I thought it was such a smart campaign. That is the way to get drivers to take notice. The more people know friends and family that ride, the better off we are.

Anne Alt said:

I'm inclined to go with the polite note tucked under the windshield wiper rather than stickers.

Permalink Reply by daWillinChi on February 10, 2015 at 8:41am

I'd order hundreds of these and be passing these out on my commute in the morning.



Yasmeen said:

Anne, I agree completely. Negative (sticker on even whipped cream) will create a negative experience and perpetuate the us v. them problem.

There was that campaign that humanized cyclists a little while ago and I thought it was such a smart campaign. That is the way to get drivers to take notice. The more people know friends and family that ride, the better off we are.

Anne Alt said:

I'm inclined to go with the polite note tucked under the windshield wiper rather than stickers.

Permalink Reply by Andrew Bedno on February 10, 2015 at 11:29am

iparkedinabikelane.org gave away similar stickers for years in NYC with the warning "iparkedinabikelane.org does not endorse or condone unauthorized use of stickers or any other illegal activity (such as putting stickers on bumpers whenever you see a car that has blocked a bike lane)."

This appears to be an unrelated but nearly identical idea leveraging a hashtag instead.  So, no points for originality, but certainly easily remembered.

As to niceness, that'll get you as far with drivers as it would with the Borg.

More backstory here: http://www.theguardian.com/environment/bike-blog/2014/sep/29/bike-l...

Permalink Reply by Tom Z on February 10, 2015 at 12:10pm

Are these still available somewhere? I checked the website on the image and didn't see anything.

Is there a local or regional version of this campaign?


JustWill said:

I'd order hundreds of these and be passing these out on my commute in the morning.



Yasmeen said:

Anne, I agree completely. Negative (sticker on even whipped cream) will create a negative experience and perpetuate the us v. them problem.

There was that campaign that humanized cyclists a little while ago and I thought it was such a smart campaign. That is the way to get drivers to take notice. The more people know friends and family that ride, the better off we are.

Anne Alt said:

I'm inclined to go with the polite note tucked under the windshield wiper rather than stickers.

Permalink Reply by David Barish on February 10, 2015 at 12:13pm

ATA had a card available a few years ago that had a tongue in cheek message about bad behavior from the driver. The cards could be put under a windshield wiper. Something along these lines gets the message across, does not cause any damage and perhaps generates a smile rather than @$#&$!

Permalink Reply by Bikefreeek on February 11, 2015 at 6:07am

Just a word of caution:

Many people feel justified in doing harm to others for simply touching their car. 

I've heard similar sentiment about touching bikes and other personal property found in the public way.

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