Protected bike lanes are protected from plows. Fortunately, there was almost no traffic on Milwaukee this morning as I rode in the single traffic lane crossing the Kennedy Expressway. Kinzie was better, but there was a pile of snow on the west side of the bridge. On Dearborn just south of Kinzie, the lane was covered in a couple of inches of snow onto which salt had been thrown, but without traffic, the salt was doing nothing.
Protected bike lanes help eliminate perceived risk and fear of collisions; reduce the risk of crashing into car doors; and add a level of predictability making streets safer for everyone. Except when they don't.
Lovely last of 2015 photos. Happy New Year!
Thanks, Lisa ... to you and Rick, also.
People surfing in winter in Lake Michigan. Brrrrr indeed!
I looked at Eli's picture when he posted yesterday, but didn't see any surfers. (I assumed that was his bike in the foreground...) After seeing Yasmeen's reply, I looked again. Still no surfers, wind or wave. Am I missing something? (I agree, this doesn't really seem like surfing weather.)
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