Originally Posted by Seattle Times
Bob Edmiston was ready. He had his bike. He had his route to work at the University of Washington. So last February, he started cycling from his Madison Park home through the Washington Park Arboretum.
Here's what he wasn't expecting: getting almost killed at least twice a week. And developing a preference for aggressive drivers over distracted ones. ("At least I know the aggressive drivers see me.")
I could have told him that. The Arboretum sucks on a bike. The lanes are too narrow to share, and it's heavily traveled because it's one of the main ways to 520. (Maybe that's changing now with the toll?) I always hate, and I mean HATE, riding there, and go out of my way to find alternatives.