| Re: Buses with racks go a long way
Wayne Pein wrote:
> Don Klipstein wrote:
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>> What I see as the best use of bike racks on buses is for getting bike
>> users through bike-unfriendly bridges, also a few tunnels that I think are
>> no better for bikes than plenty of bridges!
>
> There is no such thing as a bike unfriendly bridge or road. It's people
> who are friendly or unfriendly, and they choose be either way.
I don't think that's true. To accommodate more and more traffic, a
number of roads have been widened just enough to provide two lanes of
traffic each way with NO additional space between the cars and the curb.
No matter how friendly a driver might be, there isn't enough space to
pass a bicyclist without moving into the next lane, which is probably
already occupied by a car. This is dangerous for everybody, and most
bicyclists stay off such roads.
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Cheers, Bev
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