Originally Posted by
genec
So you are stuck between a rock and a hard place. What you have stated is that you doubt "properly accommodating cyclists" will ever be adopted, and at the same time you refuse to consider "the government program that enables the unskilled." So essentially you support nothing. Neither "a dead end program," nor "a no skills" program. So by your refusals, you are now a non-supporter of cycling in America. OK, we now know where you stand... would you please step down so someone else that has declared themselves an "expert" can get in there and if nothing else at least tell the government where to spend the monies they feel inclined to spend.
Folks like John Pucher, and Roger Geller, and Annie Melton, Mia Birk and of course Earl Blumenauer at least have visions of how to move cycling forward... you seem to be wedged into some little nook of self protectionism that offers no forward hope to cycling in America. You've had your moment. Time to sit down now.
Yes, I have used vehicular cycling to move about the country... and to commute... and I have used well designed cycling facilities. I've also seen and used far superior systems that accommodate all cyclists, not just the strong, brave young men that tend to be the core of the less than 2% of the cyclists that make up the modal share in America.
It is indeed time for cycling in America to be for everyone. It should be as easy to ride a bike in America as it is to drive a car!
You are entirely wrong, genec. Even though the governmental program for bicycle transportation is intended to attract and be operated by incompetent cyclists, those advocating the program deliberately ignore the fact that that program, to operate properly, still require that cyclists ought to have the skill of operating according to the rules of the road for drivers of vehicles. Therefore, even though the government attempts to prevent it, there is still the need for teaching cyclists how to operate properly and, just as great, the need for defying, if not repealing, the laws that prohibit that. You seem to think that programs are all, while I have always considered the welfare of the individual cyclist.