Originally Posted by
PeddlePhile
I'm new to the forum but I always wondered why there hasn't been more of a push to provide real Roadways...not just painted paths on dangerous automobile roads...for bicyclist?
Is it because of the oil companies?
I believe if there was a system of elevated, safe roadways for bicycles both for urban and suburban longer distance travel, America would be....
1). Less dependent on oil
2). MUCH healthier
It's because the vast majority of taxpayers consider bikes toys at best, and would be incensed at the idea of public funding of "hobbies".
My town came out with a reasonable, cost-effective Bicycle master plan a couple of years ago. It provided for cycle lanes, signage, reconstruction of dangerous intersections, etc.
It never panned out because 99% of the public responses can be condensed down to "Only children ride bicycles. Why would we be spending all of this money to encourage them to be out on the road?"