Originally Posted by
Roody
I think you and a couple others make good points about this ridiculous infrastructure being a problem for school kids.
When I was a grade school kid in the suburbs of the 1960s, I walked and rode my bike on some pretty big roads. Actually, I used the sidewalks, and a pretty big road was usually 2 or 3 lanes, with car speeds about 30 mph.
Those same roads are still there and they're still pretty big. Only nowadays, that means they have 5 or 6 lanes, and car speeds are 45 mph. And what did they take out in order to make room for wider roads? The sidewalks of course! God forbid they would reduce parking spaces to make room for a sidewalk.
As a fit adult, I would find it difficult to walk or ride along these suburban roads. There is no way a child could walk or ride a bike on the pretty busy roads that I used to roam freely on.
Agree.
Here's the road, the middle school entrance is just in the distance, the cross street to the left.
The speed limit, or speed suggestion, on this road is 45 mph. There's no way I'd want my middle schooler riding a bike on this road - particularly with the driver attitudes in this area.
I ride it, daily, but I'm a bit more brassy than some.
