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That is pretty dumb. An awful lot of bike lane creation seems to have been done with the common sense switch in the off position."}],"editorialProject":null,"primaryCategory":{"__typename":"Channel","displayName":"Politics","url":"https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/","slug":"politics"},"reviews":[],"embeds":[],"authors":[{"id":"Author:729","displayName":"Matthew Yglesias","url":"https://www.theatlantic.com/author/matthew-yglesias/","biography":{"default":"Matthew Yglesias is a former writer and editor at The Atlantic.","__typename":"Biography"},"__typename":"Author","slug":"matthew-yglesias","socialMedia":[]}],"preview":null,"layout":"standard","secondaryByline":"","dek":"","url":"https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2008/05/stupidest-bike-lane/44619/","title":"Stupidest Bike Lane","seoTitle":"Stupidest Bike Lane","dateModified":"2010-05-03T20:03:20Z","datePublished":"2008-05-02T15:42:01Z","hasMeter":true,"primaryChannel":{"displayName":"Politics","__typename":"Channel","slug":"politics"},"shareImage1x1":null,"shareImage16x9":null,"shareImage4x3":null,"shareImageDefault":null,"shareImageSquareDefault":null,"shareImageLeadArt":null,"shareDek":"","shareText":null,"shareTitle":"Stupidest Bike Lane","editorsNote":null,"leadArt":null,"narratedAudio":null,"hasAudioRights":null,"narratedAudioImage":null,"fbiaUrl":"https://www.theatlantic.com/facebook-instant/article/44619/","canonicalUrl":"https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2008/05/stupidest-bike-lane/44619/","syndication":"ALL","shareImage2x1":null,"shareImageGift2x1":null,"shareImageGiftSmall":null,"shareImageSmall":null,"channels":[{"slug":"politics","__typename":"Channel"}],"watsonInfo":{"keywords":["dumbest bike lane","nearby Silver Spring","common sense switch","bike lane creation"],"__typename":"WatsonInfo"},"slug":"stupidest-bike-lane","grapeshot":{"segments":["gv_safe","gb_safe","pos_goldman_sachs","pos_gucci","pos_israel_conflict","pos_jpmc","pos_lexus_fy23","pos_mastercard","pos_oceangate","pos_safe_core","pos_safe_strict","pos_safety_delta","gs_sport","gs_attractions_outdoor","gs_sport_cycling","gs_attractions","elections","shadow9hu7_pos_bofa-kwlist","shadow9hu7_pos_customtopics"],"__typename":"Grapeshot"},"tags":[]}}

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