Originally Posted by sbhikes
I know why they don't use them on the beach in Santa Barbara and walk on the bike path instead. It's because the bike path is on the beach and away from the cars. Who would prefer to walk next to a busy noisy road when you could walk on the beach where it's quieter and there's less pollution?
I'm sure John Forester would just say it's all about their inferiority phobia or whatever.
Silly, Diane. I have no problem with people carrying on their activities in the ways that serve them best, provided there is no undue harm done to others. The assumption behind Diane's statement is that the prime aim of the activity is walking. If the prime aim of the activity is transportation, then one needs to consider origin, destination, time available, time to travel by the different possible routes, and such matters before coming to an evaluation of the different routes.