Originally Posted by
Beth W
Really? Even in separated bike lanes? If I'm in a dedicated lane I don't see any reason why I should go slower just to make the drivers (or talk show hosts) happy.
I believe some of the guards (some are US Marshals) do have firearms. Some of the folks who park in that bike rack don't even bother to lock their bikes, but I tend to -- it's still San Francisco and I've already had one bike stolen, so I'm paranoid.
Sorry, but I missed that you rode “with separate bike lanes most of the way.” However, “But the bike lanes are often blocked by parked cars, delivery trucks, pedestrians and other shenanigans.” so I presumed you took to the streets. Most of my bike lanes are
on the street, marked only by a white line, and sometimes disappear at intersections, requiring filtering. (A fun aspect of reading these commuter descriptions is trying to visualize them compared to my own.)
My question about firearms was rhetorical.