Originally Posted by
JanMM
I play in the street - ride on roads full of traffic - all the time. Am I a roadie, too? Who'd a thunk?
Life is dangerous.
One approach is to do like the folks who ride only on MUPs/MUTs/etc because the roads are full of danger. Sounds like No Fun.
The few times I've ridden on MUPs I found them full of danger. Broken glass, oblivious peds and skaters, sudden really bad road surface problems. What's the point of these if you can't drop your guard?
I was on a bike path that intersected a road. The only warning was a very small "Stop" sign for the MUP on the left (this is in the States where you expect it on the right side) about 20 feet from the path and obscured by summer foliage. I was very nearly flattened by a SUV.
I'll stick to road where I know I have to pay full attention, thanks.