[SDCBC] FW: Plastic Cones in Bike Lane

[John Eldon]

On Palomar Airport Road, a 6-lane 55mph prime arterial, in heavy rush hour traffic, how is riding in the bike lane any riskier than attempting to take the #3 main travel lane uphill at 15mph into the rising sun? Under this scenario, which I face every morning I bike to work, I would claim that the bike lane IS the SAFEST place to be.


----- Original Message ----
From: Serge Issakov <serge at issakov.org>
To: "JonIsaacs at aol.com" <JonIsaacs at aol.com>
Cc: sdcbc at bikesandiego.org
Sent: Monday, August 27, 2007 6:00:58 PM
Subject: Re: [SDCBC] FW: Plastic Cones in Bike Lane

...  I agree bike lanes are often very safe places to be, and often certainly safe enough to ride in.  I just don't know that they are ever the SAFEST place to be ...
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