Originally Posted by
rando
sorry, scar lady, your words reveal YOU. what about this:
"Mellow routes are for people with extra time on their hands.
Of which I'm occasionally...
VC is MOST always faster and I dare to say most people don't have very much spare time on work days..."
note MOST
I'll grant you my use of VC in that second sentence may be less than encyclopedia worthy
. But I think my overall point was pretty clear, VCers MAY choose a mellower way but mellowness is not a deciding factor, as heavy traffic is NOT a deterrent to me. Once I'm on the pavement I expect cars, simple as that, numbers and speed don't change my plans. Although I'm not completely insensitive to those as I've stated before about cycling in Fort Lauderdale being the most challenging I've ever encountered due to their usually being no shoulders and because the 15" of pavement outside the lane line is often 45 degree gutter, so no escapism possible.