Originally Posted by alanbikehouston
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Unless cyclists understand how motorists think, cyclists will be unable to share the roads safely with bikes. We have a wonderful park in Houston, called Memorial Park. Larger than Central Park in New York City. There is a four lane "Parkway" running through the Park that carries about 10,000 vehicles per hour during rush hour at speeds that usually exceed 40 MPH and sometimes 50 MPH. During rush hour, these vehicles are running almost "bumper to bumper".
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Something is
very wrong when cities put a high-speed expressway through a park. I feel sorry for you guys, but it is
NOT the cyclists that are causing your delays,
IT IS TOO MANY CARS.
Please put this in prespective.