[SDCBC] What were they thinking?

[John Eldon]

... but traffic is significantly slower in congested areas, and this contributes greatly to pedestrian and bicyclist safety. 

For me, safety tends to be a much bigger issue than either terrain or distance. Within reason, I would generally rather deal with a tough climb than a difficult merge. Serge finds some intersections "challenging" or "fun," whereas I find them "terrifying." Likewise, I find some hills "challenging" or "fun," whereas some others find them "intimidating." :)

Serge Issakov <serge at issakov.org> wrote: I agree with Mark.  And the relative ease of using motor vehicles is also a big impediment to cycling,  in addition to the hilly terrain and relatively long distances most people regularly travel in socal.

This is perhaps made most obvious in relatively flat and dense areas with parking and traffic congestion issues, like Pacific Beach, where bicycling seems significantly more popular than in most other SD areas, despite the streets being no more complete and the traffic behavior not being any more rational to any significant degree.
 
Serge


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