SFist Photo: Drivers Waiting for Gas in the Bike Lane
Do you like the cheap gasoline? Many are willing to queue up for it.
The issue at hand: cars lining up for ARCO gasoline on Fell Street. Why do people do this when there's a nice Chevron/Union 76 across the street with no waiting? Money, money money. The ARCO tends to be a lot cheaper. Historically, ten to twenty percent cheaper for 87 octane (which is all you really need anyway). Who is upset about this daily car logjam and what is being done about it, after the jump.
This problem is the worst part of the bike commute of SF Public Health Director Dr. Mitch Katz.
The San Francisco Bicycle Coalition had a meeting about this as recently as June.
And the situation has been noted by local government: ""The Fell Street bike lane continues to be blocked by cars backed up queuing for the ARCO gas station."
O.K. then. Are things getting any better? It seems that things were worse before but it still gets kind of bad nowadays. What can you do about this?
Here's part of the solution provided by the ARCO station: a sign or two.
Mission accomplished?