100% John. I had road biked for decades-Primarily Lincoln and Concord but the roads are just too unsafe- the neglect is appalling!
For the last decade and with the purchase of a mountain bike, I have enjoyed better workouts, less bent rims and zero flat tires. Let’s also hope that common sense ‘rules’ will prevail and dogs will be leashed on these trails- speaking of appalling. Vic On Wed, Jun 1, 2022 at 6:12 PM John Mendelson <[email protected]> wrote: > I cant stay silent any longer. Our roads are unsafe and getting worse for > cycling and walking, particularly for children who are harder to see from > the SUV's that dominate our roadways. Our trails are plentiful and > relatively underused. To give 10% more access to give kids and other > cyclists seems like an incremental change, especially compared to what our > peer towns are doing. The sense of entitlement and "othering" of cyclists > on this forum is absolutely galling. Listen to yourselves. > > On Wed, Jun 1, 2022, 6:06 PM Mary Crowe <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I would like to put in a word for horseback riders on the trails where >> we are allowed Bikes often run up behind my horse silently and as walkers >> have said there is no time to react. I have seen horses bolt from >> unannounced bikes or sudden shouts from bikers . We all need to share the >> trails but opening up to groups of bikers will only make trails less safe >> I have found that many of bikers are uninformed about trail etiquette or >> just too busy getting where they want to go to be courteous . That’s a >> problem for all of us who love Lincoln trails >> >> On Wed, Jun 1, 2022 at 1:01 PM Barbara Peskin <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Hi Lincoln Talk, >>> I haven't had a chance to read all the comments but I know people have >>> mentioned that the Conservation Commission is meeting tonight to vote on >>> whether to enact proposed changes to trail use that include going from 8 to >>> 19 miles of trails for recreational bike use and giving permits to large >>> bike groups to use the trails and parking areas. >>> >>> As a 25+ year walker on Lincoln Trails and cherisher of nature on those >>> walks, my main concern with proposed changes is that it will invite metro >>> west bike groups to our trails and parking areas. I sent in a detailed >>> letter and attended both forums. I can't attend tonight but my hope is they >>> will postpone enacting changes and hear from more walkers and nature >>> cherishers. >>> >>> If you would like to get a copy of my letter which is in the public >>> record I'm happy to share it - it will give you more info. >>> >>> I've seen other wonderful arguments and letters asking to keep bike >>> groups off the trails for a variety of reasons as well. >>> >>> I'll close here with the thought that at the last forum one LIncoln >>> biker said he appreciates nature when biking on the trails alone - >>> unfortunately the proposed sweeping changes to the trail use all over town >>> is going to bring in bike groups - it's not about one or two Lincoln bike >>> riders. >>> >>> Thanks for listening. Please contact me if you would like more thoughts >>> on this. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Barbara >>> >>> -- >>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >>> Barbara Peskin >>> >>> *My Moments in Nature Photo Gallery: barbarapeskin.com >>> <http://barbarapeskin.com>* >>> -- >>> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >>> To post, send mail to [email protected]. >>> Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. >>> Browse the archives at >>> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >>> Change your subscription settings at >>> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >>> >>> -- >> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >> To post, send mail to [email protected]. >> Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. >> Browse the archives at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >> Change your subscription settings at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >> >> -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to [email protected]. > Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ > . > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > >
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