[Carfreeliving] Re: 2. Fwd: WORLD CARFREE NEWS #19 - April 2005 (Dave Snyder)

[Joel Pomerantz]

At 11:39 AM -0700 4/13/05, Shannon Dodge wrote:
>I've wondered what might discourage drivers from using the "bus"
>lanes on Market. Can we get the SFPD on it?

Unlikely. I approached some cops in a cruiser on Market, sitting at a 
light right next to people violating the bus lane. Their reason for 
not enforcing the bus lane was "people gotta get where they're 
going." They can't relate to people on the buses, only to people in 
cars. This also explains why they don't enforce certain other laws, 
and also why transit systems have "obvious" design flaws (the 
designers often aren't transit users and can't relate).

Joel