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

[Gene Carman]

At 11:45 AM 6/25/2008, JonIsaacs at aol.com wrote:
>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.


And is it possible that this "courage" is not also needed to pilot a 
motor vehicle?  Is it also possible that this need of "courage" is 
what keeps the average driver from even considering using a bike even 
for the shortest trips?  Is this "courage" available at the local 
bike shop...  can anyone just pick it up?

If not, then I am afraid that this is yet another barrier to entry 
for the average person in San Diego to cycle commuting.

I can't help but wonder if there are any other solutions besides "courage."




>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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