View Poll Results: What kind of roads do you ride... check all that apply
slow streets, and paths 10-20MPH
37
58.73%
residential streets, downtown grids 20-30MPH
52
82.54%
Arterial and feeder roads 30-40MPH
47
74.60%
mulitlane arterial roads 40-50MPH
30
47.62%
country roads (not much traffic) 40-50MPH
37
58.73%
urban "freeways" 3 or more lanes 45-55MPH
21
33.33%
high speed "farm" highways, low traffic 55-65MPH
27
42.86%
High speed muliti lanes 4 lanes or more 55-65MPH+
11
17.46%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 63. You may not vote on this poll
When riding on the road, what traffic speeds do you typically encounter?
12-18-14, 02:29 AM
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I'll say that my locale is oddball in that we have a lot of cyclists (5% for work commutes but almost double that if you include school commutes as we have a large university) and drivers don't typically speed. In fact it's common for drivers to be under the speed limit. An arterial near my house sees a lot of 25 in a 35. It's not that the traffic is bad, just that drivers don't race around.
Most of my riding is on MUPs, 25mph residential, 55mph farm roads, and 30mph arterials. My city has a lot of commuter-designed MUPs and a grid of bicycle routes (replete with bridges) that are low speed and low traffic. There's just not a need to use 45mph arterials except for short distance store access.
Most of my riding is on MUPs, 25mph residential, 55mph farm roads, and 30mph arterials. My city has a lot of commuter-designed MUPs and a grid of bicycle routes (replete with bridges) that are low speed and low traffic. There's just not a need to use 45mph arterials except for short distance store access.
12-18-14, 04:04 PM
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95% of the roads I drive on are 45 or 50mph posted multilane (2-3 in each direction)
I prefer this as I get my own lane if I want.
I prefer this as I get my own lane if I want.
12-19-14, 11:49 AM
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Commuting to work half of my ride is on a four lane, 55-70 mph highway-much of it with no berm. The good news is it isn't heavily travelled, meaning I usually get my own lane (although I ride AFRAP). The rest of my commute is a mixture of industrial and residential streets. When riding for pleasure, 35-40 mph sparsely driven country roads-much more enjoyable.
12-22-14, 02:17 PM
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I live in the country. I ride state routes, back country, and dirt roads. Near work I am on non-neighborhood country residential roads. No matter what the road or the limit is, traffic can be 45-65 mph. That is if you would call it traffic. If I encounter 5 cars in well over an hour, I consider that encountering a lot of traffic.
