[*BCM*] Scooters in the bike lanes

[ThoM3 at aol.com]

Scooters and Moped can go 25 MPH, much faster than cyclist, they use the  
bike land for passing cars on the right and the road for cyclist on the left and  
weave. A scooter or moped has a bigger imprint, and is less agile when in 
comes  to passing in tight quarters and thus creates a less safe environment for  
bikers.
 
You're point about cars is funny and spot on. It is however illegal for a  
car to be in the bike lane and according to Cambridge law, it's illegal for  
mopeds and scooters as well. 
 
In a message dated 9/22/2007 3:41:58 AM Eastern Daylight Time,  
symboliceon at hotmail.com writes:

who the  hell cares about scooters? i pass them like anyone else on a bike, 
so  obviously i just see them as other cyclists.. tho slower and lazier. the 
bike  lane serves three purposes for drivers: 1 - a place to drive slowly in 
order  to find a parking spot. 2 - a reeeeally large area in which they can throw 
 their driver's side door open without having to worry about other cars 
taking  it out. 3 - they can double park in the bike lane without having to worry  
about getting a ticket as the BTD has a very limited understanding of things.  

i guess my point is that roads with bike lanes aren't actually all  that much 
safer for cyclists. the room on the road is nice and all, but i  think the 
best way to take control of the situation regarding cyclists vs.  everyone else 
would be to press for legislation that would include cyclist  awareness in the 
tests folks have to take in order to gain a license for their  motor 
vehicles. 


 



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