wollman, 11 months ago

@enobacon *The French capital's emergency services vehicle fleet is narrow enough to fit in a bike lane.

enobacon, 11 months ago

@wollman it's not some 3 ft gutter lane like we typically have though, they're still large vehicles

Singolzd, 11 months ago

@enobacon i looked at the comments on the tweet, and there is a very long way to eventually change people mind on this issue

enobacon, 11 months ago

@Singolzd nah you're reading the names+numbers users' replies. All I see are people adoring the little fire truck.

kkarhan, 11 months ago

@enobacon EXACTLY THAT!

Personally, I'd refuse to use #dooringzone strips most streets in #Germany have because they only invite #car drivers to exercise #MotorizedViolence and commit illegally tight overtake maneuvers.

After all, those strips are too narrow to be legally useable [minimum distance to curbstone is 80cm - measured from edge of steering arm.

That's why I consequently drive on the left half of a lane if on two weels and refuse to take over a cyclist if that would not be safe!

tforcworc, 11 months ago

@enobacon that's a nice idea!!

Monsterklatsch, 11 months ago

@enobacon aber in Berlin wollen wir das ja lieber nicht mit der Brechstange, nicht wahr Frau #Schreiner ...

cblte, 11 months ago

@enobacon das ist ziemlich cool

MolnarSteven, 11 months ago

@enobacon I guess that's good, but I can see the potential for a bad outcome in that particular type of dual-use lane.

enobacon, 11 months ago

@MolnarSteven I'm sure it's better than the outcomes of our gutter paint bullshit, that gets done with emergency vehicles as an excuse (and they get stuck in traffic)

zebulonmysterioso, 11 months ago

@enobacon Does anyone have a copy of the un-paywalled article?