At the end of the lane

   
This a lane that I rarely take.
Even though it is the second closest to where I live, I kind of dread having to ride on it.
Can you see why?

Please meet the Viger St. bike lane. Nice design right?
Oh no, not the segregated area, where the dude is walking; this is a footway, not a lane. The lane is right outside of it, between the cars and the blocks.
See it now? Well, me neither!
Why? because bike lanes are just that, nothing but f$@!ing painting on the road and nothing else and, as such, get erased over time due to, among other things, cars rolling on it over and over.

Of course, some portions of it are in a better state, it is not Irak (yet)... Oh, there it is, the "lane" re-appeared!

Not Irak (yet) but slowly and surely getting there! Anyways...
Does it matter? Well maybe not as the "lane" disappears again! Where?  Under the f%$#ing cars' wheels...

Ah, there it is again!

Well, kind of... more like the anemic remainders of it!

And on the way back, on McGill?
Well, if cars can roll on the bike lane with full impunity... 

 

Why not squarely  park in it?

Does it show that I prefer paths than lanes? Ahem...

Well, the real question is rather, what was I doing on that road, if I hate it so much, and what is the title "At the end of the lane" all about?

Mystère, mystère...
To be continued, la suite, au prochain épisode!

By night

   
 
On my way to pick up our Old Port skating rink passes I took these two pictures:

It was warmer that during the day so the snow had slowly started to melt down.
I saw maybe three persons riding around on the road, careful to avoid the path network.

Winter

     

Now, now, now...
I don't *hate* winter, what makes you think that? I really don't. I could do without it of course, like most people, but while it lasts, I have learned to live with it.
I do not have any problem with winter cycling either, nor do I have have any problem with those who practice it. It's just not for me.

Why?
It's hard enough dealing with sucky slushy or icy sidewalks

Well, actually it looks like they might get salted a bit more this year...

In any case, the roads do go through this phase for a long while before becoming slushy, then "cleared".

 

And as for the so-called "white network" cleaning, there you go!

Some people are totally satisfied with that, I am not.

As I do not have the guts yet to cycle in the middle of the roads on big arteries (I do it just fine on secondary streets but they are too disgusting for my comfort level), I'll save my bike and pants from all that slush and wait for spring.
Unless we have a dry winter, in which case I'll reconsider...