Originally Posted by
dayco
....I can understand the hardcore cyclist solely using the roads. But that's not most people. IMO, to most people, roads are inherently unsafe, to be avoided. I can see a bicycle becoming the vehicle of choice for many more people with a safe, dedicated, exclusive trail/path system.
hainan government built a dedicated bike path alongside the highway
from our city, 17km to a small town on the ocean. was about 1.5-2m
wide, paved, separated from the highway with a 1-2m wide green strip,
often with bushes and small trees.
i wouldn't go near it. tooooo dangerous.
vehicles coming from side roads or driveways never stop at the bike path.
they drive over, not looking, until the hit the highway, and pull out, still
not looking.
drivers turning off the highway never never never check to see if lowly
bicycles are on the path.
anyhoo, bike paths are for fruit venders and dumb truck parking and
transmission repair and oil changes......