This seems to not be based on safety at all and is probably Mapps and Williams spending money PBOT doesn’t have because of complaints by business owners that are not based on data.

Exactly the kind of stupid decisions I expected Mapps to make when Teddy appointed him.

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        Nah man, the people are awesome, they make it fun, friendly, interesting, and sometime crazy. Cars though. Everytime I’m waiting for a midtown bus (NYC) and traffic fills the whole block, all I can think is that all of those people would fit on the bus I’m waiting for.

        If we banned, or heavily taxed every car that wasn’t a taxi/rideshare or work/delivery vehicle, it’d run like clockwork. Why do we let the 45% (greater NYC) ruin it for the the 55% that don’t have cars.

        ETA: downvoted by a carbro, I feel validated.

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          Man, we do that in Singapore, and I still think we could do with less cars. Meanwhile the moans everytime the COE goes up…

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              It’s come to my attention of tire wear = microplastics

              Obviously still much much less pollution, but some

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                Fair enough, and bikes also pollute with oil coming off the chain etc. Although I suspect pollution from a bike is well under 1% of the pollution from a car.

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    This won’t lead to more deaths and road rage. /s Every cyclist who is hit by a car afterward is his fault.

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      Even the ones that run red lights, stop signs, and can’t be bothered to learn the rules of the road?

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        Yes, let’s murder people for breaking rules….and remove safety factors for them that keep things between cars and bikes separate to begin with.

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          “It’s not my fault, it’s everyone else’s fault when I ignore the rules of the road!”

          How about taking some fucking personal responsibility.

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            lol, I don’t ride a bike on the roads mostly because of people like you who can’t control their emotions enough to not do some crazy shit. Why don’t you move out to like Pendleton or some shit and you won’t have to deal with all your unwanteds.

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    Goddamnit, Portland. I’m so glad I chose not to move there. I live in Salem instead, where the insanity is at least a little more removed from every day life.