A Round and a Roundy: The Difference Between Real and Fake Bike Lanes
Check out our national treasure cartoonist's latest safety metaphor!
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Streetsblog
12:01 AM EST on December 22, 2020
We love when our cartoonist, Bill Roundy, gets all metaphorical. But the other day, he found himself sick and tired of hearing politicians misunderstand what a real bike lane and what a fake bike lane is.
A real bike lane has a barrier to prevent (or at least deter) a driver from veering into the cyclist’s space. Anything else is just paint on a road.
Which reminded Roundy of another type of safety metaphor (complete with cartoon T-bone).
Enjoy.
All of Bill Roundy’s cartoons are archived here.
This piece was the work of the Streetsblog staff.
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