Politicians in the Bay Area want to remove bike lanes from the Richmond-San Rafael bridge because they are worried about traffic congestion.
Cyclists say removing these bike lanes will put them in danger.
https://richmondside.org/2025/08/05/richmond-san-rafael-bridge-bike-path-final-vote/
https://bikeeastbay.org/rsr2024-2/
During the public hearing, commissioner Karl Hasz was spotted driving his car
That bridge is too long for bike commutes.
I am sick and tired of your blatant fucking lies.
uh, i’m disabled. and not a little disabled. I could do that bridge on my trike in my sleep. respectfully, where are you coming from?
The bridge is 4.3 miles. Average riding speed for a 30-35 year old rider is 20.8 mph according to Strava data. Let’s say its 15mph instead.
That’s a 28 minute ride at below average speed; 20 minutes at average.
That is not too long, as clearly evidenced by the people that use the bike lane.
And that’s not factoring e-bikes. Class c e-bikes can go up to an assisted 28mph.
If you can’t bike for 30 minutes you would really benefitting from getting some exercise. Biking to and from work would probably do wonders both for your physical and mental health.
I rarely ride a bike or even exercise but 4 miles is still nothing. 🤣 Bike much?
