Originally Posted by
kickstart
Commuting is a fairly restricted activity with a set goal, where as recreational riding allows more choices in where and when to ride. The considerations may be the same, but actual conditions can be very different.
Originally Posted by
PatrickGSR94
I still disagree. Road riding is road riding no matter where you're going or what the purpose of the ride is. Same rules same behavior. Obviously riding other places without motor traffic is completely different. But if you take an off-street trail or path as part of your commute, you should still act the same way there as if you were just on a rec ride in the same location.
Cycling behavior shouldnt be purpose specific (commute vs rec riding), it should be location specific (street vs MUP vs gravel or off-road path, etc).
Originally Posted by
bmthom.gis
+1 - I was going to say the same thing. Just because I am doing a different type of riding doesn't mean I should behave differently. I'm out on the road sharing space with cars either way I go.
Reread what I posted. I'm not saying why we're riding changes how we ride, I'm pointing out that our commuting vs. recreation "mindset" can effect our choices.
The considerations may be the same, What one does to share the road with others is consistent.
but actual conditions can be very different. The dynamics of other road users changes with time and place.
Commuting is a fairly restricted activity with a set goal, where as recreational riding allows more choices in where and when to ride. The difference in "mindset" being we have more choices when recreational riding which won't effect former, but can effect the latter through our choices of when and where we ride.