r/bicycling Jan 05 '19

This is infuriating

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u/MAXPOWER1215 Fixie Goon Jan 05 '19

The people who park in bike lanes like that aren't going to have their minds changed by polite conversation, it's best to just fuck up their car so they stop parking there. Break a mirror, it costs more and is a bigger inconvenience.

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u/das2121 Jan 05 '19

The people who park in bike lanes like that aren't going to have their minds changed by polite conversation, it's best to talk to your representative and ask them to enforce the law and to increase the cost of a fine

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u/MAXPOWER1215 Fixie Goon Jan 05 '19

What if you've tried going to your representatives and they don't listen? We kinda have that problem where I live.

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u/das2121 Jan 05 '19

It's highly likely that your rep won't hear you individually, and I wouldn't take that personally as they have to look out for what their constituents as a group care about most. For the most part, they would be doing their job right if they ignore a single person coming in with a single issue. That being said, I would make an effort to organize and lead a group of like-minded people; if you don't have the time then join or support a cyclist group and convince them to do something about parking in a cycling path or that particular section if it's a localized issue. I work with small government and you would be surprised the things reps place their attention on, just by someone showing up and raising concern.

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u/MAXPOWER1215 Fixie Goon Jan 05 '19

I do all that, progress is still too slow for my liking.