I prefer operating in vehicular style, so I'm biased against bike lanes and in favor of wider traffic lanes. When I'm in traffic, I don't want to have to come out of a bike lane to prevent being cut off by someone turning.
Also, cars generate nice draft as they pass
and crunch up the broken glass so it's blunt and doesn't give me flats. Anyone else notice the amount of debris and broken glass in bike lanes, compared to the traffic lane?
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In my home city, we have a paved bike trail that was designed to be cute/scenic (
sscyco knows the one I mean). Lots of blind corners, unnecessary corners, rollerbladers with dogs on 20-foot retractable leashes, kids on training wheels, 15mph speed limit... no thank you! I'll take Trent Ave., heavy trucks (driven by excellent professional drivers) and the usual batch of autos any day. If the trucks start going around with dogs on 20-foot leashes attached to them, I'll reconsider...
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