Originally Posted by
Black wallnut
I'm glad this is not the case where I live. Our rural interstates offer some fine cycling routes, although loud at times. Much wider shoulders than 2 lane county and state roads.
Originally Posted by
indyfabz
Plenty of people do. Personally, I have ridden on I-90 in MT three times (every inch of Interstate Highway in MT is open to bikes), I-94 in ND, I-84 in OR (virtually all of I-84 in OR is open to bikes) and I-80 in WY, not to mention numerous U.S. Highways, some of which were divided with limited access. I also rode the equivalent of an Interstate Highway heading towards Sevilla, Spain. In the case of I-84, I-94, one stretch of I-90 and I-80, they were the only paved options available.
It's not always as crazy as you might imagine. The stretch of I-94 in ND was empty at 7 a.m. The stretch of I-80 in WY, which is part of Adventure Cycling's Trans Am route, was also not very busy the morning I rode it. The biggest PITA about Interstate riding can be the shoulder debris. Got to watch for things like shredded tire treads and hub caps. However, the shoulder is often wide enough that you can easily steer around them while remaining on the shoulder.
Ya know, thinking about this again, you're allowed to ride between Sedona and Flagstaff on I-17 in Northern AZ. Still, I think if I was riding on a major interstate highway where people are averaging speeds above 80mph, I'd look over my shoulder before cutting across lanes.
Originally Posted by
CliffordK
I certainly don't consider someone getting hurt as funny.
And I'm not laughing, I AM calling the guy a moron for not looking over his shoulder before crossing a lane of traffic. It's too bad the truck was in the wrong lane and never slowed down, but the guy on the bike failed to do a number of things right in this situation.