I much rather the bike lanes. I have now riden the lanes a few times, and no gravel has accumulated, and how it would magically appear is beyond me - there are no gravel entries to the bridge - so a dump truck would have to do some dirty work.
The lack of bike lanes will not somehow "teach" drivers to pass safely. I'll take the safer ride without my life at risk for the many drivers who think I don't belong, and don't complete safe passes. Sure maybe they'll hit me, and never pass unsafely a second time - in the meantime, i'm the one seriously injured or dead. Until we have LAWS and EDUCATION in place that put the priority to the cyclist (as in a few European countries), we're not going to be changing attitude very quickly by merely suggesting that we ride well from the right edge of the road, where we belong, and expect that the motorists will suddenly be hit with a flash of new found respect for cyclists. I've had too many close calls on completely empty roads by motorists that still won't pull over to pass because they have some "vigilante (obviously misinformed) statement" to make to the gall that would dare ride on their high speed country road or on their parkway (instead of the "bike" paths). I will admit that the lanes may have been poorly planned at intersections off the bridge - so let's focus where the real problem is. Michael ______________________________________________________________________ Post your ad for free now! http://personals.yahoo.ca ------------------------------------------------- For list help, please send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Club Office: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (613) 230-1064 Website: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cyberus.ca/~obcweb Newsletter: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------------- ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [email protected] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aVxiDo.a2i8p1 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
