[SDCBC] I uttered discouraging words to a potential commuter.

[Thomas Reynolds]

FWIW, I ride Kearny Villa Road daily and don't consider it scary.

I handle the 163 interchange almost the way Serge recommends, I take
the bike lane up Harris Plant Rd and take it down to the end of the
on-ramp while checking for a large gap in traffic.  The keyword there
is "large".  Although the speed limit is 50, motorists are going 70 or
so.  At that speed cars come up quick.

I also commute Montezuma Rd and handle that nasty interchange (where
Tom Fudge had his accident) in the same manner.

Tom
thomas.treynolds at gmail.com


On Tue, Jun 10, 2008 at 9:41 AM, Serge Issakov <serge at issakov.org> wrote:
> Trevor,
>
> I've only ridden on KV Rd a few times, and only on weekends.  Would
> you consider it to be a Road2 level route if it were not for the
> southbound merge/diverge with traffic headed to 163?  In other words,
> do you think the few other crossings with the freeway-like
> onramps/offramps are in and of themselves enough to make it a Road2
> level route?  I know that at least on weekends those other crossings
> are quite tame, and the only skill required is to remember to look
> back and yield if necessary before crossing.
>
> What I'm getting at is if KV Rd is a Road1 level route except for the
> 163 challenge, that challenge can be handled by staying in the bike
> lane and then crossing as a pedestrian during a gap.  It's a hassle,
> but might be less of an inhibitor for some than the hills of
> Genesee...
>
> Serge
>
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> On Tue, Jun 10, 2008 at 12:45 AM, Trevor Bourget <trevorspoke at cox.net> wrote:
>> At 07:11 PM 6/9/2008, Robert Leone wrote:
>>>One of my coworkers wanted some information about routes. he lives
>>>in Clairemont, we work on Miramar Road.
>>
>> I would definitely recommend Genesee Ave, which is a Road1 level
>> route in my opinion. Kearny Villa Rd is a Road2 level route.
>>
>> The best solution is to offer to ride together to demonstrate the
>> places where proactive behavior is useful. Let me know if you'd like
>> me to do a ride-along with one or both of you. Afternoon ride home
>> would be easier, but I'm not afraid to get up early if need be.
>>
>>>Kearny Villa Road, which is a scary street.
>>
>> Fear is a feeling that stems either from the unknown, or from
>> apparent lack of power to influence. Knowledge and experience are the
>> answer to the fear. If you still don't feel comfortable on KVR,
>> certainly it wouldn't be ethical for you to encourage another to use
>> the road without explaining how you feel about it. So don't feel
>> guilty. Encourage your friend to use the bike for other trips, maybe
>> eventually it would be possible to work up to commuting on the routes
>> that would be uncomfortable to a beginner.
>>
>> -- Trevor
>>
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