The Post reports that drivers are still parking in bike lanes, for those who had not noticed.
The number of tickets issued for stopping or standing in a bike lane has skyrocketed in the District over the past four years. Police gave out 4,200 tickets in 2013, almost six time more than in 2010 when 730 tickets were issued, according to statistics provided by the police department. The violation carries a $65 fine.
So far this year, more than 1,900 tickets have been issued for blocking a bike lane. That number reflects a 17 percent increase over the same period last year, police said.
I await Courtland Milloy's article on the nerve of drivers.
CM will probably cite this as another reason to push a broomstick through our spokes
Posted by: SJE | July 16, 2014 at 10:09 AM
And you can't report it to the cops half the time, because half the time the person parking in the bike lane is a cop.
Posted by: Mr. Carlin | July 16, 2014 at 05:07 PM
Actually,I was riding downtown(E St?) the other month,and had to pull out into traffic because there were two occupied cars in the bike lane. When I did my shoulder check I saw there was a cop coming up behind me,so after pulling out I turned around and pointed to the cars. Couple seconds later I heard a siren whoop and looked back to see the cop with her lights on next to one of the cars. So there are at least some cops who will do something.
Posted by: dynaryder | July 16, 2014 at 06:25 PM
If the fines were more than $65, people would probably be less inclined to take the chance.
dynaryder -- I wish comments here had a 'like' button!
Posted by: Kbikeva | July 16, 2014 at 06:27 PM
Wouldn't it be nice if ticket revenue from bike-lane violations could go towards the bike lane budget?
Posted by: MarkT | July 16, 2014 at 07:41 PM
+1 MarkT
At some point, the ticket revenue will exceed the cost of putting the bike lanes in - even when you account for O&M to generate those tickets.
Posted by: Bilsko | July 17, 2014 at 11:43 AM
Don't you totally hate it when you have to swerve out of a bike lane due to a parked car and accidentally smack the snot out of their wing mirror? I totally hate it when that happens.
Posted by: Slappy J | July 17, 2014 at 05:50 PM