I have not yet ridden on the stretch of Massachusetts Avenue where bike lanes have been placed to the right of parked cars. I missed that opportunity when my bicycle had a flat tire and I couldn’t fix the inner tube — so I Ubered up to Ride Studio Café to buy and install a new tube. On the way home, I did catch some photos, below with captions.
Ghost bike on the Minuteman Path south of Seasons Four Garden Center driveway. A bicyclist died here in the spring of 2019. Another bicyclist had pulled out to pass and the two collided head-on. The path has been repaved, nice work there although it would be better if the grass shoulders were level with the asphalt. The step at the edge can throw a bicyclist down.
Pile of hardened concrete in the bike lane on Massachusetts Avenue south of Seasons Four driveway, very sloppy work by a contractor.
Door-zone bike lane, 859 Massachusetts Avenue. This carries the implication that the door zone is the safest place to ride. It is not.
859 Massachusetts Avenue in 2017. There was no bike lane stripe.
Signs as seen from a driver’s position in the right-turn lane from Massachusetts Avenue to Pleasant Street.
Ths same signs as seen from the sidewalk. Placing one sign to hide another is contrary to standards.
