I had the same thought. It looked pretty tame to me, but I'm an experienced cyclist. It must look harrowing if you haven't cycled much, especially with the sped up video. Those of us "in the know" get the point op is trying to make, and in this space it's probably 99% of us, but I have to wonder if these kinds of posts hurt more than they help.

You don't like it when the cars randomly drift into the bike lanes? You really need to learn to share the road, my friend.

And that's with a curb on the other side. I've been on many bike lanes with parking on the right. If it isn't blocked entirely, there are cars going back and forth, doors opening, clueless people standing there, etc.

Yeah, we are about a mile from my kids' elementary school, so I drive about halfway to the school and walk the rest with them, because I just have zero interest in being stuck in the chaos that is that last quarter mile. Plus, I feel good having them walk a bit to get to school, I like to think it'll get them both used to being on foot more. My older one walks one day a week in a group about a mile to school. The younger one is four, and I have zero expectation that he'd do the entire walk, and even less expectation that we'd get there on time.

It also ends at road works

Even more satisfying is doing it on foot while walking my dog!

How many points for busses? Trains?

I used to cross the Manhattan Bridge in NYC on my commute, sometimes the Q or D train would emerge out of the tunnel onto the bridge just as I was coming up the bike ramp and it was a really fun challenge to try racing it up to the apex. If you can manage to pace it on the uphill, you'll always pass it on the downhill, and then come ripping off the bridge at near 30 mph.

I've heard construction is pretty rare in Boston.

Infrastructure is the key. I've had a lot of people tell me they're too scared to cycle.

Yes, but also friendly reminder that there is no such thing as a "car lane." There is only a general-purpose lane, which allows cars along with all other vehicle types (including bicycles, even if there's also a bicycle-only lane).

What is this, Communalism?

I thought that's what this was at first, then I realized the video is just sped up.

I'm from Arvada CO and I'm allowed to drive my Honda ruckus in bike lanes on the road since I'm 50ccs or less, I never see actually bikes though, feels as if all ebikes just use the sidewalk lol

Well there's not a motorbike lane, and it's a bit safer than lane-splitting, so we can share. It's not like OP is blasting past bicycles doing faster than a fast bicycle can.

But also I'm 99% sure that's a bicycle.

If I ride in peak hour the most blocked up road is quite downhill so you fly past many cars

But I don't like riding in peak hour, as crossing entrance ramps is slow and crossing exit ramps is frightening, though the great bulk of drivers are careful around bikes

*METAL BAWKSES

Thought I'd have to scroll past the Omnissiah's blessed tits before I found this.

I started commuting by bike. I've never enjoyed commuting more.

Not all cities are expensive, and they usually offer higher wages to compensate.

"afford to live in a city" is such a violently american sentence it just gave me heartburn

There are less obvious costs to living outside a city, especially if the city has transit. All the car costs, for one relevant example. The health loss from walking less. The isolation takes a toll. The shallower social pool. Fewer cultural options.

Also it's not like apartments are dirt cheap in the suburbs outside NYC. I could pay $2000/mo for a nice apartment in Plainsfield, NJ... or I could pay a similar amount, not have a car, and live someplace where stuff happens.