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Old 10-30-08, 02:21 AM
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JeffB502
Arrogant Safety Nanny
 
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Santa Maria, CA
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Bikes: 2007 Trek 7.2 FX, 2008 Trek Madone 5.2

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Where to ride here?

See google maps street view below...

http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie...6,0.01177&z=17

I've seen people riding in the gutter, and cars can pass them while squeezing the cyclist against the curb and staying in the right lane. Personally I don't feel that's safe and when I'm riding here I'll ride either in the right tire track or between the tire tracks to make sure motorists know they have to move to the other lane to pass me. I get yelled at sometimes, most recently I had a lady in a Dodge Ram with a Hemi spin the tires and start sliding sideways as she was trying to pass me. I've also had a police officer tell me i should ride further to the right while taking the lane here but he didn't pull me over. Speed limit is 30mph and I'm usually doing 15-20mph. I ride a Trek 7.2FX with 2 rear facing Dinotte 140Ls on 5-flash mode and a whole lot of reflectors and DOT C2 reflective tape and always wear high vis/reflective clothing.
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