[SDCBC] A good opinion piece in Voice of San Diego this morning about Per...

[JonIsaacs at aol.com]

In a message dated 6/25/2008 11:34:14 AM Pacific Daylight Time, 
j.eldon at sbcglobal.net writes:

> One does not need to be a local to see that this is the typical scenario -- 
> a high-speed road with CarTrance-engineered free diverges (two in a row) 
> onto a freeway. We can talk all day about the benefits of vehicular lane 
> positioning, but most cyclists, myself included, find taking a lane in 50mph traffic 
> harrowing.
> 
> John E.
> 

John et. al.:  Indeed taking the lane can be a harrowing experience but I 
consider the following thought:

At times, riding in the safest possible manner can require courage...  No one 
said this would be easy.  

I do think it is important to understand the particulars of this exact 
situation, I imagine Jim has ridden Pershing and has some thoughts. 

Jon


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