Originally Posted by Bekologist
why mischaracterize bicyclists that use bike lanes as incompetant? you do. plenty, sounds like.
Huh? I asked you if an incompetent cyclist could use a bike lane, in response to you saying that a competent cyclist could use a bike lane (to which I agreed).
Originally Posted by Bekologist
dodging in and out of an acceptable bike lane, in the face of overtaking traffic, becuase of traffic fear, that's borderline incompetance, joe. what makes a bike lane safe in the presence of traffic but unsafe in the absence of traffic? the lack of vehicles?
You've had this explained to you so many times it's getting ridiculous. There's traffic (which you can't always see all of) and there's faster same direction traffic which is easily monitored in a rear view mirror. Think about it.
Originally Posted by Bekologist
and remember, joe, that i also move in and out of bike lanes....
I can hear the chest beating from my cube, 3000 miles away.
One more thing, did it sink in yet that I do have bike lanes in my area?