Originally Posted by
Iride01
Last time I rode across the spillway in the cycling lane, I got a flat from the busted glass that was in it. I too should have stayed in the traffic lane where it's blown clean by all the cars. And gets deposited into the cycling lane.
Some people eschew all shoulders, aprons and bike lanes because there MIGHT be debris. It is situational for me. If there is hazardous debris, I won't use it. If there isn't, I will use it. Some people consider a few small pebbles to be hazardous debris. By that standard, there's not a road in NOLA they could ride. The bicycle lane pictured looks very clean. Cleaner than any road you'll find around here.