Originally Posted by The Human Car
I have a real hard time describing how good/bad a neighborhood is as sometimes it is a matter of tastes and what one feels comfortable in. Other times it is a calculation on how likely you are to run into a jerk. I personally think a cyclist is more at risk in riding through some middleclass white neighborhoods then most of our neighborhoods of color.
Anyway I ride fairly frequently through a high murder section of town and I have not seen any hint between that statistic and my safety on a bike. Another factor is what time of day one would be riding, during normal commuting times most “bad neighborhoods” are not bad at all as the jerks seem to come out late in the evening. That’s my two cents on the subject. But the solution is to drive or ride with a buddy through the route and get back to me on sections they would like to avoid.
Hi, cool you live between me and Charlie, the westsiders are piling up.
I agree. I do have to say I stay away from the monroe st. and fulton ave section of Baltimore. I'll ride early but not late. I've had a few hassles on Frederick rd in this area. Nothing I couldn't handle but someone not use to the streets would have freaked out. In fact it happened 3x's on one ride. It was early evening when this occurred.