Never a dull moment in East Oakland's bike lanes. When you hear dirt bikes behind you, best to get out of the way. This was at Bancroft & 106th today. #WatchYourSix #Oakland #BikeOAK #BikeOakland #Cycling

@colburn
But the umpire was missing, and no ticket was issued.
Driver was home free

#oakland #bikeoakland #bikeoak #cycling

Parking in a bike lane? Strike one.
Parking next to a red curb? Strike two.
Parking next to a No Stopping Any Time sign? Strikeout.
Lounging long-term with your door open and your feet up on the window frame? Yer outta here!
#Oakland #BikeOakland #BikeOAK #Cycling

@colburn
#Oakland doesn't even pretend to enforce laws against delivery vehicles parking in bike lanes.
0 tickets were issued for bike lane violations to the big delivery companies from 2010-2022.
And only 33 were issues for other parking violations.
#VisionZero #BikeOAK #BikeOakland #BikeEastBay #BikeLanes
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1U8AuKf3g7J1AIu5XwB6yb3ZSp7KMq9Gy4aQIAwp-En4/edit?usp=sharing

Car drivers: Why are cyclists such scofflaws?

Me: Here's video of a normal scene in #Oakland, showing a car with no license plate weaving around oncoming traffic through a red light, after using the oncoming lane to bypass all the waiting cars.

#BikeOAK #BikeOakland

There was a pretty bad hit and run on a cyclist at E 12th St & 39th Ave in Fruitvale on Thursday evening, per this Nextdoor post. I'm not putting the victim's name on blast here, but it sounds like he did what he could in terms of getting appropriate medical help and documenting the incident. I'm glad it wasn't even worse.

Sorry for all my moaning today about drivers, but if you're in #Oakland, please support the Mayor's proposed increase in street safety funding, and efforts by @BikeEastBay, @RapidResponseTeam & others to make our city safer for cyclists and pedestrians. #oakmtg #BikeOAK #BikeOakland

Another bike lane video from yesterday. There is 20 feet of legal curbside parking next to these two empty pickup trucks, but their owners left them parked in the bike lane anyway, because they know the City of #Oakland tolerates flagrant illegality like this. This part of 38th Ave almost always has several vehicles blocking the bike lane, and some drivers even use it for overnight parking, because they know they won't be ticketed, never mind towed. #BikeOAK #BikeOakland #BikeEastBay #BikeLanes #Cycling

Drivers are always innovating new ways of scaring cyclists. Yesterday, right after I had ridden around one empty car parked in the Telegraph bike lane, the driver parked in the bike lane 30 feet ahead of it suddenly put his car in reverse as I approached it from behind, only putting his foot on the brake AFTER his Prius started moving backwards. (He ended up making an illegal U-turn after I passed him, so I'm chalking this one up to sheer lack of driving skills, since he probably didn't mean to reverse at all.) #Oakland #BikeOAK #BikeOakland #BikeEastBay #BikeLanes #Cycling

Animal crossing today on the best bike path in #Oakland (MLK Regional Shoreline between Tidewater and Doolittle). So glad I didn't hit the little creature! #BikeOAK #BikeOakland #GoOutside

A couple routine examples from yesterday of why cyclists should avoid riding in the door zone. These weren't close calls, but if I'd been riding closer to the parked cars, they could have been, and even so, I was being careless enough that I swerved a bit in each case. #Cycling #Oakland #BikeOakland #BikeEastBay #GoOutside

I considered riding my bike alongside this proud Tesla driver and shouting "LOL ELECTRICITY," but I'm hopelessly polite. #Oakland #Cycling #BikeOakland #BikeOAK

Red light running is rampant in #Oakland, as evidenced by this maroon Honda. It's no wonder cyclists break traffic rules ourselves in order to get as far away as possible from those death machines.

On the brighter side, I was alongside the bus to my left for much of East 15th and then Foothill, and the driver was very attentive and considerate, taking care not to cut me off at corners or when they stopped at the curb to pick up passengers. Kudos to that anonymous AC Transit driver. #BikeOAK #BikeOakland

I'm a big fan of e-bikes...except when this happens on the steepest part of 35th Ave. 😂🚴#Oakland #EBikes #BikeOakland #BikeOAK

Buy an antisocial vehicle and park it in an antisocial place. It would be far cheaper to just buy a T-shirt which says "I'm an asshole," but I guess the conspicuous consumption is part of the point. #Oakland #BikeOAK #BikeOakland #Cycling #BikeLaneBlockers

Buy an antisocial vehicle and park it in an antisocial place. It would be far cheaper to just buy a T-shirt which says ”I'm an asshole," but I guess the conspicuous consumption is part of the point. #BikeOAK #Oakland #BikeOakland

A spot on Golf Links Road by Knowland Park is down to one lane, apparently because the shoulder is eroding into Arroyo Viejo Creek. I'm not sure exactly when it happened because I haven't ridden that way in a few months, but it looks like it'll be one lane for a while.

A good reminder that our infrastructure is all provisional, contingent on the whims of mother nature. Especially in the #Oakland hills. #BikeOAK #BikeOakland

Your mileage may vary. #BikeEastBay #BikeOAK #BikeOakland #MilesPerBurrito #YMMV

With a nice break in the rain today, I rode up to Joaquin Miller Park. Aside from some creek crossings that needed fording, and a couple downed trees blocking the trail, it was in pretty good shape.

The Sequoia Horse Arena is aptly named, because there's now a huge fallen tree in it. Steeplechase! The fence will need repair. There was also a very loud owl hootin' and hollerin' from the top of a dead tree. #Oakland #BikeOAK #BikeOakland #GoOutside

After today's thunderstorms, I went for a ride around the neighborhood, then up to Joaquin Miller Park, where the creeks are reclaiming the trails and meadows. #Oakland #BikeOAK #BikeOakland #CAwx #SFBA

Bay Bridge bike path on track for 2030 (better late then never!) #BikeSF #BikeOAK #BikeOakland #SanFrancisco #Oakland via @theoaklandside https://oaklandside.org/2022/12/20/bay-bridge-bike-path-on-track-for-2030/