This is the image that finally inspired the creation of this blog. It is a bicycle rider's view of the bike lane on 14th Street in front of St. James Catholic Church. The picture was taken yesterday, Thankgiving Day, at 4 pm. To get some perspective as to the size of those piles, cars can be parked to the right of the right bike lane stripe without intruding on the bike lane.

Davis used to have single striped bike lines, and yard waste like this blocked the lanes all the time. In the last couple of years, we've been trying out double striping on major arterials, just to prevent this kind of situation. Apparently, some people (churches?) don't think cyclist safety is important if they've got leaves to dispose of. Imagine the reaction if those piles were in the middle of the (car) traffic lane. The police would be there within minutes.