I can't argue with this, but it is also what gets cyclists into trouble on the road. We may have a right to be on the road, but a couple thousand pounds of metal and rubber and a distracted/irritable/inexperienced/carefree operator render our right moot if they run us over.

I take roads wherever possible, and when it's not safe, the trail. I take the trail all the way home from work on Fridays as my experience has proven that drivers have no tolerance when the weekend begins.

This idea sounds like something out of those films we had to watch in grade school in the 70's. Kinda cool, but prohibitively expensive and it does take the outdoor/nature element out of it.