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01-06-2005, 08:17 AM

dgk wrote:

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> I once, when young and foolish, hitched along an interstate. The wind
> caused by passing trucks could blow a biker right off the shoulder.
> You really have to be nuts, or drunk, to try that.

False.

There are many areas in the western US where the Interstates are the
only way to get between towns. I've ridden hundreds of miles of such
Interstate with no problems beyond having to watch for trash on the
shoulder.

And FWIW, the data I've seen shows that Interstate highway cycling is at
least as safe as regular cycling. That is, very safe indeed.

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01-06-2005, 08:17 AM	#42 (permalink)
Frank Krygowski Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Sierra Club -- cycling is scary dgk wrote: > > > I once, when young and foolish, hitched along an interstate. The wind > caused by passing trucks could blow a biker right off the shoulder. > You really have to be nuts, or drunk, to try that. False. There are many areas in the western US where the Interstates are the only way to get between towns. I've ridden hundreds of miles of such Interstate with no problems beyond having to watch for trash on the shoulder. And FWIW, the data I've seen shows that Interstate highway cycling is at least as safe as regular cycling. That is, very safe indeed. -- --------------------+ Frank Krygowski [To reply, remove rodent and vegetable dot com, replace with cc.ysu dot edu]