Originally Posted by
cycle_maven
Anyway, having experienced both Austin and SF, if I could afford SF, I'd be there now. Austin is brutal in the summertime with temperatures and humidity hovering in the 90's for 5 months straight- it's actually dangerous to strenuously cycle in the summer here
It's certainly hot, but I never had that big of a problem with it -- I'd just arrive soaking wet, that's all.
Governor "Goodhair" vetoed the bike safety act SB488 (would have required 3 feet of room to cyclists when passing, among other things, overwhelmingly passed in the legislature); he said "bikes already have enough rights".
Yes, but the city council passed pretty much the same law city wide afterwards.
(I tend to think the law isn't very useful, but it is there.)
I digress- OP *will* need a car in Austin.
It depends. If he lives and works near downtown, I disagree. The bus and train system are weak, but I'm hard pressed to come up with situations where a bike isn't adequate for a single person living and working in the area.