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01-10-2005, 10:36 AM

Bill Baka wrote:

> Terry Morse wrote:
>
>> Steven M. Scharf wrote:
>>
>>
>>> I've ridded I-80 up in the Sierras, between the Nevada City exit and
>>> some point east of that, where there was no alternate road, but IIRC,
>>> there were signs prohibiting it.
>>
>>
>>
>> The Krebs Cycle map shows I-80 is fine for bicycles eastbound from
>> Gold Run, until you reach Donner Pass Road. There you must exit. It's
>> a much better road for cycling than I-80, any way.
>
>
> I am betting that with all the freeways in California and the traffic on
> them that the actual percentage where bicycles are allowed is closer to
> 1% than 25%.
> Bill Baka

It's 25%. 4000 miles of freeway, 1000 of them open to cyclists.

See http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/paffairs/faq/faq67.htm

And see http://www.cabobike.org/touring/freeway.htm and
http://www.cabobike.org/papers/freeway.pdf

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01-10-2005, 10:36 AM	#153 (permalink)
Frank Krygowski Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Sierra Club -- cycling is scary Bill Baka wrote: > Terry Morse wrote: > >> Steven M. Scharf wrote: >> >> >>> I've ridded I-80 up in the Sierras, between the Nevada City exit and >>> some point east of that, where there was no alternate road, but IIRC, >>> there were signs prohibiting it. >> >> >> >> The Krebs Cycle map shows I-80 is fine for bicycles eastbound from >> Gold Run, until you reach Donner Pass Road. There you must exit. It's >> a much better road for cycling than I-80, any way. > > > I am betting that with all the freeways in California and the traffic on > them that the actual percentage where bicycles are allowed is closer to > 1% than 25%. > Bill Baka It's 25%. 4000 miles of freeway, 1000 of them open to cyclists. See http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/paffairs/faq/faq67.htm And see http://www.cabobike.org/touring/freeway.htm and http://www.cabobike.org/papers/freeway.pdf -- Frank Krygowski [To reply, remove rodent and vegetable dot com. Substitute cc dot ysu dot edu]