Originally Posted by
macteacher
Just wondering how people feel when it comes to cycling in the downtown cores of cities compared to the suburbs...which one feels safer for you?
Suburbs....wide road space, more room for drivers and bikers.
BUT....cars are going much faster.
Downtown: Congestion, narrow roads, tight corners, competition for road space with cars/bikes
BUT
Drivers are used to see'ing cyclists and there are more cyclists downtown...power in numbers.
Personally...having cycled in both circumstances, I feel safer downtown where there are more bikers with me.
<ARGH>..... I wanted to have a poll..but the system freezed up on me..oh well.
Here is +1 for Downtown Cycling
Good topic, and one I've often thought about.
You say the suburban roads offer "more room", but at high speeds I want / need more space, and often find the high speed lanes unsharable. I'd say the speed takes more than the little bit of extra room offers. One vote for city is safer.