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From: Frank Krygowski <frkrygow@sbcglobal.net>
Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.tech
Subject: Re: RE: Re: Let's hide the bicyclists behind parked cars. What could
 go wrong?
Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2025 14:39:48 -0500
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On 1/14/2025 10:38 AM, cyclintom wrote:
> On Sun Jan 12 21:50:39 2025 Frank Krygowski  wrote:
>>
>> It sounds and looks like a freeway. I've ridden freeways, mostly out in
>> the western U.S. states, when there were no alternatives.
>>
>> That lack of alternatives generally makes bicycling on freeways legal.
>> If traffic was low, it could be pleasant, and my wife and kid both
>> preferred it because gradients were less than on smaller roads.
>>
>> I prefer quieter roads, as I've said. But I do ride 55 mph four lanes
>> from time to time. I do ride lane center, and often do so even if
>> there's a shoulder, because shoulders gather too much flat-causing
>> debris. It's generally not a problem, and it's never generated even a
>> close call for me. But I know it scares some people. I've known people
>> who were terrified to ride on any four lane road, even a local one with
>> a 40 mph speed limit and low traffic!
> 
> 
> 
> People are allowed to hold different opinions than you. Since you haven't noticed, you are not an opinion maker.

And we are here to discuss facts and opinions, are we not?


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- Frank Krygowski