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Old 02-25-13, 10:13 AM
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Originally Posted by PatrickGSR94
But that's exactly what's happening in that video. They're sharing the road. There are multiple lanes which cars can use to pass. Sheepishly riding jammed up against the curb so that cars don't have to slow down or change lanes while passing is just asking for you to get buzzed or full-on hit and knocked down, or even run over.

I would much rather ride on a multi-lane road with moderate-speed traffic than on a 2-lane road with less traffic, but higher speeds - because the multi-lane road has plenty of room to pass at all times. Not so on the 2-lane roads.
2-lane roads can be very safe.

I wonder why more roads can't be like this,



La Route Verte in Québec consists mainly of paved shoulders added to existing two lane roads.
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