The curb ramps are awful and I contacted the city about it ages ago. Continuous/raised crosswalks along there is a great idea. This was my regular route for a while and might be again after all the construction is over. In addition to the curb issue, while riding southbound drivers regularly roll past their stop signs while only looking left, not realizing (or caring?) that people are riding bicycles in both directions. Going southbound I would take the curb lane on the west side of Willingdon because it’s flat and downhill so could mostly keep up with drivers. That’s not great for riders of all ages and abilities though, so improving that path would be nice. Great videos btw, love what you’re doing with them.
Thanks. Drivers only checking for oncoming cars when turning right is extremely common everywhere unfortunately. The new plans for Frances Union have a lot of continuous sidewalks - hopefully that doesn't get pulled out, and makes it to construction.
The sign at 11:42 is hilarious, and will surely be obeyed 100% of the time on a protected bike lane… I’m very familiar with the area at 41:38 though have only ridden there westbound, and that’s a ridiculous and dangerous eastbound setup for a very busy intersection. All of Lougheed is too much paint and not enough physical protection.
I ride this route as my commute all the time. It could benefit from better separated north-south connections to the BC Parkway and Skytrain Station to start
in defense of people with poor spatial perception, just plopping a disc of greenery in the middle of an intersection, with no change to lane markings and signage, shouldnt magically turn it into a roundabout. its a really half-assed job, especially when the next intersection is standard again.
Are you referring to the clips in the "Crashes & Roundabouts" chapter at 1:30? Those are ubiquitous in Vancouver, and there are signs facing all four directions with a diagram showing that you need to stay to the right. I'm sure, beyond a reasonable doubt, that these drivers understand how they work and know that they're doing the wrong thing. I'm sympathetic to people who genuinely get confused by road configurations, but personally I don't think any changes are needed to the road design here. The alternative would be stop signs for the cross road, and given how most cars slow down instead of stopping, I don't think that would be better/safer for cyclists (these 2 clips are on bike routes).
Have you had success reporting drivers? How do you do it? I don't see any online form or portal, it seems like the only way is to call the police and file a report, which is a hassle.
@@GeoStreetMaps-zw6cx yes VPD has a specific traffic unit department that I emailed my videos and concerns to, and they can issue warnings and tickets as needed i can send you a message for the VPD email?
Note: Revisited in April 2024 and the middle of this route was closed as the old PNE amphitheatre is being upgraded. No signs warning you in advance, nor a clear detour.
Hi! I really enjoy your footage of all the bike routes around here - you’ve definitely covered more ground than what I’ve managed to film haha. Would I be able to use some of your footage in a future project covering Vancouver’s bike infra, with credit given?
It's hard to get exact numbers on projects since they're often done at the same time as other work (such as replacing a sewer), but generally my understanding is that adding bike infrastructure is significantly cheaper than, say, creating a single highway overpass or on-/off-ramp (which we do all the time without questioning the cost). Also the maintenance is much easier because there aren't heavy cars/trucks wearing the surface down. For example, Richmond recently created a road River Parkway where an old train track used to be, for $13.2m. And all this did was replace the existing parallel River Rd, adding no new car capacity. Whereas adding a separated bike path to Gilbert Rd is expected to be about $4.2m (and this is on the more expensive end of bike projects - adding some concrete barriers and repainting some lanes is obviously much cheaper).
Driving brings out the worst in people. Once people enter their private tank, they become super entitled, selfish or impatient. Most people wouldn't behave that way outside of their cars. It's similar to how people act on social media vs. the real world.
honestly if you're going to bike on roads with cars you should follow the same traffic rules, this is why I dislike most people that bike on roads because they just kind of do their own thing and don't follow any traffic rules, for example you ignored the stop sign at 4:24 and didn't stop
Good point, I agree, everyone should follow the rules. (Although safety-wise, as pointed out in the other reply, there's a big difference between driving a large object which can easily kill someone, vs being on a bike. So having different rules for cars vs bikes seems reasonable. But that's not currently the case at stop signs in BC.) I do stop at stop signs such as the one you pointed out, but without putting my foot down if there's nobody to wait for, which is hard to tell in the video because it's brief and the camera is on my helmet which will move as I stand up/forward to accelerate. If there's someone else who got there first I'll put my foot down so that they can clearly see I'm stopping.
@@user-tr7jm1sb3d think about slanted parking spaces! in order to do this you need to wisen the road and you can park double the amount of cars compared to parallel parking spaces! in order to do this you need to limit the sidewalks remove the bike lanes and wide the roads! also if vancouver wants to fix their trafic situation they need to remove all choke points on the highways that way it won't force people to switch lanes! with how much it rains in vancouver all people should be banned from riding bikes on roads in winter! for safety sake!
I can't imagine it getting any worse. But it does look like it will be much better (if a bit indirect): www.pattullobridgereplacement.ca/newsandinfo/renderings-maps
As of August 2023 (shortly after recording this), short flimsy white posts have been added along the line separating the bike lane from other traffic (north of Granville Ave). This adds visual and physical separation, but wouldn't physically stop a car from crossing the line.
As of August 2023 (shortly after recording this), short flimsy white posts have been added along the line separating the bike lane from other traffic (north of Granville Ave). This adds visual and physical separation, but wouldn't physically stop a car from crossing the line.
