Originally Posted by
Chris516
While I didn't know about the CB Pkwy ban, the Wikipedia page for the GW Mem. Pkwy, has pictures of both. The only thing I could think of was, why would people want to bike on those roads anyway. They are high speed roads with no shoulder or bike lane.
well, chris, sometimes people have to use "high speed roads" while bicycling to get somewhere. or want to. Bicyclists shouldn't be banned from roads with a speed limit some riders -or municipalities- find unreasonable for bike traffic.
sometimes, in suburban areas, 'high speed' roads without shoulder or bikelane are, unfortunately, the only expedient way to get places on a bicycle. they should be better engineered for bike traffic, but they shouldn't have bans enacted simply due to speed differential.