Augusta Protected Bicycle Lanes

Does anyone else that drives a car have a hard time driving down Augusta between Western and Milwaukee Ave due to these new protected bicycle lanes?

When I have to turn left onto a street, I can't see any bicycles that are coming because they're hidden by the parked cars. The only way to see them is to pull my car out into traffic. I've had several near misses already. It's only a matter of time before I hit one of these bicycles that I can't see because they're "protected" by these lanes.

When waiting to turn right, I have to pull my car out into the bicycle lane because I have to see around parked cars to see if I can turn.

While I'm waiting to turn left, nobody can go around me because they put up those "traffic calming" cones all over each intersection.

When an emergency vehicle wants to get down the street, you can't pull over for it because there's no place to pull over. You just stop or keep going.

TLDR: Augusta is now un-drivable. They might as well shut it down to car traffic and let the bicycles have their own street. What do you guys think?

Posted Nov 4, 2023, 1:34 PM UTC

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