Politicians in the Bay Area want to remove bike lanes from the Richmond-San Rafael bridge because they are worried about traffic congestion.

Cyclists say removing these bike lanes will put them in danger.

https://richmondside.org/2025/08/05/richmond-san-rafael-bridge-bike-path-final-vote/

https://bikeeastbay.org/rsr2024-2/

During the public hearing, commissioner Karl Hasz was spotted driving his car

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[+] -93 points 1 year ago (19 children)

Yes... let's reschedule a public hearing because one person had a conflict? Maybe we could just adapt to people having lives and working?

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  • [–] 97 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    Being on a video call while operating a motor vehicle is dangerous and should be illegal in any sane jurisdiction under distracted driving laws.

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  • [+] -42 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    As long as it’s setup, how’s it different than talking to a passenger? It’s completely hands free at that point.

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  • [–] 49 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Considering the frame they caught him in he's not looking at the road. Is it eyes free?

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  • [+] -56 points 1 year ago* (2 children)

    So can’t shoulder check or look at your passengers? Can’t adjust volume or other settings on your dash?Wrong thing to complain about lol. There’s hundreds of things that take your attention away from the road for a second or two that’s normally done while operating a vehicle already.

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  • [–] 38 points 1 year ago*

    Those aren't the same things and you should know that.

    This isn't taking your attention off the road for *a second or two as you say. This is the type of thing that splits your attention. And humans are terrible at multitasking at the level required for this.

    Edit: *

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  • [–] 32 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    When you are driving your attention should be on the road not on the phone while a hearing about bike lane is going on

    which is kind of funny wanting to remove a bike lane that help protect cyclist while driving dangerously

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  • [+] -38 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    So can’t talk to passengers either then? It’s hands free once it's setup, there’s nothing inherently wrong with what’s being done actually.

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  • [–] 32 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Ah yes, the classic "these things share one property so they share all properties" argument.

    Blinking closes your eyes. You can safely drive and blink. Thus, you can drive safely with your eyes closed.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    Wow, that's a good one, I should remember to try next time I drive

    But yeah, I ride a bicycle, so what do I know about safety anyway. So touching when people remove bike lanes to improve traffic, because they care <3

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  • [–] 20 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    video chatting with a screen visible to the driver? fk no. also his setup and use of it violates cvc 27602.

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