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heax | 3 years ago

For cyclists and motorcycles they create additional road hazards by adding paint that gets as slippery as ice when wet. Thanks for nothing.

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Rebelgecko|3 years ago

The paint they use on the streets has equivalent or better traction than the asphalt. That's why there hasn't been a huge increase in cyclists falling over when the bike lanes get totally filled in with paint (e.g. the first one here: https://www.losgatosca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/20028/Green-b...)

josephcsible|3 years ago

You're assuming that these will use the same paint that legitimate crosswalks do.

seszett|3 years ago

Paint that doesn't get slippery exists. Here, bike lanes are painted red (not the border of the lanes, but the lane itself) and it works just fine. If your city uses bad paint you might be able to convince them to change it.

heax|3 years ago

I know it exists and it is used here everywhere. But those from the article are just using some latex paint, creating road hazards in their self righteous cause.