Originally Posted by
CB HI
Limiting cyclist to 6-10 mph will not encourage cycle commuting. My 20 miles one way commute would go from 70 minutes and end up taking 2-3 hours each way. No way am I (and most in these forums) going to spend 4-6 hours a day just to cycle commute.
How about you spend a month limiting your cycling speed to 6-10 mph, then report back to the forum on how much you enjoyed being limited to jogging speed.
CB HI's argument that "if a bicyclist has to slow down anywhere, he'll have to reduce his speed everywhere to that lowest speed on his entire route" is, at best, quite silly, and is no different than a commuting motorist whining that if he should slow down to 20 mph when in a school zone he will have to slow down to 20 mph for his entire journey. Pathetic, pitiful or hysterically funny, take your pick.