Matt Carphree

protected bike lanes make cities safer for drivers, people walking, and people on bikes!

[Matt Carphree @MattyCiii]

Century today?

Why not.

[Matt Carphree @MattyCiii]

@CostcoSwizzle @DWBergstrom @Boenau “I never said it was impossible, I said it was unpleasant.”

As if driving in the rain does not suck ass. Gridlock, terrible drivers swerving/blocking/honking, etc.

In hard rains I’m asked “you biked in this‽?”

I reply “you 𝙙𝙧𝙤𝙫𝙚 in this‽?!?”

They instantly understand

[Matt Carphree @MattyCiii]

@benjyminty @Boenau Agreed. I just blocked & moved on

[Matt Carphree @MattyCiii]

@but_cyclists I read a summary of a study that concluded: in congested areas, a 1% increase in traffic will increase delay by 18%.

This is why free-flowing traffic can come to a standstill with no observable cause.

Bikes are a minority that save drivers from disastrous delays

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@Simon7687928894 @BobFromAccounts Wow, you 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 hate children.

Why?

[Matt Carphree @MattyCiii]

@gavmarten @BobFromAccounts Blue check➕<100 followers ➕saying something rage-bait stupid 🟰 block.

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@noisecapella

[Tom Malinowski @Malinowski]

Spare a thought for the small business owners who had to beg and borrow to pay a $145,000 tax on that $100K shipment of product that happened to arrive while the most extreme China tariff was in place, only to see their president back down with zero Chinese concessions. 1/

[Matt Carphree @MattyCiii]

@climbtechy @Bikery1966 @BobFromAccounts @CS3Count So you are desperately searching for anything that will fit your narrative.

Why not just be OK with people’s ability to choose to either drive or bike? Why does that threaten you so?

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@NewportHunnid @twilightsname @ShabazzStuart “Brother, it does not say that.”

Is scrolling up really that hard for you? The OP specifically mentions the city

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@ThisOneAgain123 @Boenau Trading civil infractions for felonies.

Sure, technically that counts.

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@megabar_ @Boenau “by being less obnoxious on the roads”

Driver speak for “by not existing”

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@LeVeauNY @StreetsblogNYC Doooogie!

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@marcin698601 @MistaBubonic Actual parked cars in NYC, many days after the last storm…

[evan loves worf @esjesjesj]

“People accused of crimes are guilty” —guy accused of pedophilia

[Matt Carphree @MattyCiii]

@FortPointer “Flynn added the still signalling bike lights in particular are causing problems, because people see a little green and assume they can go”

Those same callers will claim to “not see” full size humans on bikes…

[Matt Carphree @MattyCiii]

@RalphieRaccoon @Boenau “They also reduce them to discourage driving by making journey times longer.”

Please link to source

[Matt Carphree @MattyCiii]

@RalphieRaccoon @Boenau Consider this:
The top selling vehicles today are 25% longer than top vehicles from 2011.

Same # of drivers use 25% more space. This causes lots of traffic.

Blame car companies for pushing pickups and SUVs

[Matt Carphree @MattyCiii]

@RalphieRaccoon @Boenau I agree cities have:
1. Reduced space for cars
2. Lowered speed limits
3. Encourage cycling.

These are different cities though.

Space is reduced where demand is low. Cities lower speed limits to reduce driver fatalities. Some cities encourage cycling but provide no safety

1/2

[Matt Carphree @MattyCiii]

@RalphieRaccoon @Boenau Has any city or nation actually done this? Please cite examples