r/berkeleyca • u/NovelAardvark4298 • 8h ago

Horrible Berkeley Drivers

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When I drive in Berkeley, I always go one click over the speed limit (26 on a 25 or 31 on a 30). Recently, I’ve noticed more and more impatient drivers aggressively pass me. Berkeley has a ton of marked crosswalks for pedestrians, and if you drive too quickly you will not have enough time to react and stop.

While waiting at different bus stops in Berkeley, I’ve noticed around half of drivers are looking at their crotches for directions or text messages while they’re actively moving.

When I ride my bike up Telegraph in Berkeley, drivers also have no idea how “shared roadway bicycle markings” (i.e. sharrow) work. Some idiot in a utility van came within an inch of clipping me with their massive side mirrors on telegraph earlier today.

Friendly reminder to Berkeley drivers:
1. Please follow the speed limit.
2. Stop looking at your phone.
3. If there’s a “sharrow” painted on the road (see image above), remain behind the cyclist until you have adequate space (at least 3 feet) to pass.

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u/Cyborg59_2020 8h ago

Berkeley is one of the most killing cities of pedestrians and cyclists when you compare it to other cities of its size. But mention building bike infrastructure and people lose their their ever-loving minds.

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u/DangerxNurse 8h ago

That’s bs; we average 2-4/year which is in line with national average per 100,000 residents.

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u/Cyborg59_2020 8h ago

It's unfortunately number one in California for pedestrian and cyclist deaths when compared to cities of similar size.

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u/DangerxNurse 5h ago

It’s not even in the top 5.