Originally Posted by
ramzilla
My $.02 : You have to either be pretty aggressive or an absolute lunatic to ride a bike anywhere in Atlanta traffic. Atlanta commuters are way below average in driving skills. Check out the statistics on pedestrian & cyclist deaths here. OMG! I love the PATH system, Stone Mountain, & all the other cycling opportunities here but, I try to stay off the roads as much as possible. The minute they start putting bikes out near Atlanta area streets it's gonna git ugly!
I ride downtown often. If you have not done so then you should. Riding intown is actually wonderful and on Saturday or Sunday morning there is almost zero traffic and lots of bikes out.
Atlanta has done a lot to increase bicycle usage. Lots of bike lanes and such. Cobb or Gwinett might be another story but downtown, Georgia Tech to Piedmont to Little Five Points, Cabbagetown, MLK historic area and the skywheel/aquarium are all great areas.