[SDCBC] What were they thinking?

[Jim Baross]

I certainly hope that no one rides "silly" out there or anywhere 
in/with other traffic. For the foreseeable future bicyclists must 
choose routes carefully to fit our capabilities.  :-(

Someday bicycling will truly belong everywhere - complete streets and 
more rational traffic behavior may come about in our lifetimes.

When fewer and fewer of us don't ride everywhere we are presently 
allowed, there is more support for keeping us off/designing w/o 
bicyclists/bicycling in mind. How often I've heard, "I never see 
bicyclists." and "Why encourage bicycling with other traffic with any 
accommodations for them?" "Only dare-devils ride in traffic."

Bicycling on public roads shouldn't be any more hazardous than using 
a motor vehicle; except for the protection that motor vehicles encase 
their occupants within and many bicyclists leave parked in their garages.

Jim (rides often, more places, conspicuously... but legally) Baross

At 10:55 AM 3/25/2008, Mike Elliott wrote:

>On 3/25/2008 10:26 AM Tom Lettington wrote:
>
>[snip]
>
> > Riding in this area of heavy traffic and high speed is not for the
> > faint of heart.
>
>My hat is off to all of you who ride in such conditions. Truly brave . .
>. or just darn silly.
>
>--
>Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
>Carlsbad