Description

Cars turning into Dupont Circle from New Hampshire routinely pull into the bike lane. There's only one automobile lane, but the street is wide enough for two, but it's poorly marked, so drivers seem to think that they can create a second lane beyond the parked cars on New Hampshire.

Cars are routinely blocking the bike lane, but I witnessed a near-collision this morning when a postal police vehicle swerved into the bike lane a few feet in front of a cyclist, forcing the cyclist to swerve into the car lane in traffic to avoid hitting the postal police vehicle.

This area needs better marking/signage to keep vehicles in a single lane going into the circle. Enforcement should be stepped up, too. (The cars are stopped at the light, so an unmounted police officer could handle enforcement.)