Originally Posted by
DallasSoxFan
My personal opinion (and I live in dallas, and yes I log my Dorba miles) is that MUPs are useless for commuting. Very few houses exist right on them and even fewer businesses do.
I am from Flower Mound but have been to irving all the time. The bike infrastructure is non existant in Flower Mound There aren't any bike lanes or shoulders or sidewalks on 85% of the on the main roads and people normally are going 50 mph or better. Regardless I used to ride on the shoulder until they got rid of it on the north part of 2499 to the stores. I just don't feel safe how people treat me on the roads there so I resort to the sidewalks when possible. Plus there is always a lot of traffic and I would probably be given ticket for obstructing traffic.
Personally I ride the roads here in College Station(there are bike lanes usualy and I stay in them normally intersections where I take the lane for my safety and that of others or when passing) except on campus and I ride what roads I can so I don't have to worry about running into people as much but they seem to jay walk sometimes anyways and when going 20 mph(speed limit) it is hard to stop super fast and they can't seem to get that they would be hurt just as bad almost as if a car hit them. I say when I can since everything is off of pedestrian streets now as the former roads are now converted into huge sidewalks with names in spots.