Originally Posted by
noisebeam
I wrote a very similar reasoning. It is streets like this that neighbors fight for speed humps and traffic calming to reduce the number of cut thrus. I wouldn't ride centerish to make a point for cycling advocacy, but instead for neighborhood advocacy. When I need to motor I also drive thru places like this at or below speed limit and watch for kids and cyclists.
Streets like this are used by cut-thru motorists and now cyclists are advocating locally for door zone bike lanes. That is the wrong approach - that will just put cyclists in a dangerous location and allow motorist to go even faster. What needs to be advocated for is zero tollerance enforcement for 25mph speed limit.
Al
Well put. I happen to live on a street that impatient commuters like to try to use as a short cut. I have no qualms about taking the lane and doing a little impromptu "traffic calming."