Rent those apartments, crash those bikes

Another contribution from Christal shows a very serious pile on Fifth St. in front of Greystone Apartments. Apartment complexes are some of the worst offenders. Since most of their tenants are students who use bicycles, you would think that they would be sensitive to obstructing bike lanes. Nope.

This location is about one block from the Davis Police Station, so police patrol cars pass by here all the time. Unfortunately, they don't seem to care about the problem. I'll bet if this entire pile were placed out where the manhole cover can be seen, their attitude would change PDQ.

Next Year, Same Problems

It's been a year, and we're back in hazardous leaf pile season again. Nothing has changed.

This is a particularly bad spot for a leaf pile blocking the bike lane, because cars are blocked from moving left by the barrier strip. Experienced riders know how to "take the lane," but schoolchildren expecting a clear bike lane might have a problem.

This picture was taken at Fortuna and Alvarado. Thanks to Christal for the contribution.