One thing I forgot to mention when I stated where I have ridden is it has not always been VC. Especially in Honolulu. Honolulu has an impressive system of on street bike routes, bike lanes & trails. Some of the BL's could be designed better, yes. Others are really nice to ride on & you would not want to ride in the travel lane. The road that goes around toward the winward side of the island is a divided 4 lane in the city that starts/ends at the H1, speed is 35 to 45 mph until it turns into the hwy that leads out to Sandy Beach PArk & up the winward side to the North Shore. In the city limits there is a BL on each side. A very nice BL at that. Once you're out of town you are in the travel lane. Very pleasent to ride on despite heavy traffic.

If I had to describe or label my cycling habits, abilities or style I would probably say it is adaptive more then anything else. Sometimes it is VC, only when it needs to be, sometimes it is not, again only when it needs to be. There is no such thing as 100% VC, never will be as far as I'm concerned. I think it is impossible.

And no JF, this is not because I have been corrputed or convinced by the general motoring public to think this way & take this attitude toward because it is what the motoriing public thinks my place should be.

BTW there is nothing scientific about my claims or statments about my cycling ability or style. It is simply personal experience. I admit that. If there were ever scientific proof I would certainly provide evidence of it.