I don't even know where to begin with this comment!
Consider sidewalks for city bike network
Madison, which may be the biking capital of the world, needs dedicated bike lanes along all our city streets to ensure the safety of our biking population.
Too expensive, you say -- there 's no way we could possibly hope to put such a network together? Nonsense. They 're called sidewalks. You finance them -- use them, curb cuts and everything.
The chances of injuring pedestrians are less likely than getting hit by a car or running into the opening door of a parked car. Still worried? Buy a bell, call "passing left, " or ride in the opposite direction.
The stress, anxiety and frustration you cause while risking life and limb can 't possibly make for an enjoyable commute. Cars and bikes don 't mix.
Regarding biker complaints about nowhere to ride except near the gutter where the pavement is broken and uneven, the solution is simple. Get off our city streets and use the sidewalks. That 's what they 're designed for.
-- Mike Detamore, Madison
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