Originally Posted by
foamy
All that and several sections of the TA has to be changed for the protection of riders. They had better start thinking about it.
Just my opinion, but...
I didn't find a single road on the TA to be as bad as riding just about anywhere I go near home. I found the TA route to be relatively safe and the vast majority of drivers to be courteous. None of my group was ever run off the road and I think we generally felt reasonable safe the entire way. Drivers generally allowed at least 3' which I consider adequate.
People were overwhelmingly friendly on and off the road. We got waves or rock on gestures at least 100 times more often that we got flipped off or had a horn blown at us. In fact I probably have some kind of hostile encounter with a vehicle 50 times as often at home than on the TA.
Out of curiosity, specifically what sections bothered you?