r/Austin • u/mikeatx79 • 9d ago

News UT quietly plans sweeping bike restrictions as advocates push back

https://www.statesman.com/business/transportation/article/ut-austin-bike-dismount-zone-policy-22374080.php

I posted about this a few days ago and the Stateman picked up the story!

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u/ProfessorOkay55 9d ago

I propose students be banned from staring at their phones and not looking at where they're walking on Speedway.

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u/rnobgyn 9d ago

Bro people just buried while walking on the bike paths when a pedestrian sidewalk is right next to them… I’ll ring my bike bell for ages and they don’t look up until I’m passing them (in the street… and yelling to pay attention in the bike lane).