Originally Posted by Helmet Head
Remember, all Forester was trying to show was that cycling at road speeds on an urban sidepath (nothing like the long intersection-free sections of your 20 mph bike highway, Gene) is significantly dangerous. He asserts that it is so dangerous that nobody is even willing to put it to a test. He tried, and nearly killed himself. Now, here we are, years later, his assertion stands. Seems like pretty good evidence of that.
Thanks for acknowledging our local bike hiway... as short as it is.
I agree that a true sidepath can be quite an iffy situation... certainly one I would not chose to use "at speed." However, I do note with some distain that most of the local commuting cyclists in the Clairemont area chose to use sidewalks for their routes. They tend to move at about twice walking speed... 6-8MPH.
Does nothing to enhance the image of road using cyclists... believe me.