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Why do you ride your bicycle on the road when there's a bike path nearby? |
I've seen this in communites all over the country... bicyclists riding on the road when there's a perfectly good bike path running parallel to that road less than 200 yards away. I know sometimes the bike paths are in poor repair but recently I've seen bicycles on the road a week after the path was repaved! I would think that a bicyclist would want to ride on the bike path where there is one, because you're a lot safer there, out of traffic. Am I missing something? So-- do you ride on the bike path or the road? And if the bike path runs alongside the road and is in the same condition as the road, what makes you stick to the road instead of the path? Not trying to argue, just trying to understand so maybe I don't run over a bicycle on the twisty park road in my neighborhood (which has an awesome path next to it!). I ride on the rode for safety. We ride at speeds over 20mph on flat terrain and much faster down hill. Paved "bike trails" are often multipurpose trails that are approximately 6 feet wide. Often walkers, kids, and pets are on them and they have every right to be there. Children become distracted and make sudden turns while biking. A dog leash is long enough for the walker to be on one side of the trail and the dog to dart out in front of you as you pass. For the safety myself and others, I avoid them. I don't enjoy sharing the road with cars, but both cars and bikes have every legal right to be there. Be safe. Bicycles are allowed on the roadways, and are subject to the same laws that automobiles have, including stop signs and speed limits. Many bicyclists ride a varied route, and that doesn't always include a bicycle path. Also, experienced riders often go quite fast, and the bicycle paths can have slow riders, pedestrians, and misc. surprise obstacles that roads won't have. so the police dont get too excited they have a death wish,or are tottaly self absorbed and don't care about anyone but themselves. b'coz ppl usually walk on the path so u'r betta of on the road Well where I live u r actually suppost 2 ride ur bike on the road instead of the path, or sidewalk, but maybe it's different there so I have no idea y, maybe they just like the road Dunno... But it's kind of funny when a cop pulls you over on your bike. That happened to me once...at like midnight. I was trying to cross when this semi just started speeding, so I stayed in the middle until I could get across. This cop (ended up I knew him because he came to my work a lot) pulled over. He didn't even get out of the car. He just hung his feet out and was like, "Why...are you riding...in the middle...of the road?" I was like, "Okay, so here's the thing..." It was funny. When I got home I called my friend and told her. She just laughed at me and asked if he gave me a ticket. I just said, "NO...and I really wanted a souvenir too." I'm kind of dingy like that. As for other people and just riding in the middle of the road, you got me. Maybe you should slowly ride up real close behind one of 'em, but not close enough to hit 'em. See if they do it again. Just a suggestion. |
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