Driving Vacations A Thing Of The PastOnce upon a time Dad loaded the whole family in the car and headed for a series of attractions such as Yellowstone, Pikes Peak, Sequoia, Grand Canyon, and maybe a...
(Brent P)
I've heard that several times on RAD, and I have to wonder how communities are able to design so many bad bike networks.
I've found the bike lanes here a great buttet, and at least in SD, to be improved upon or modified as suggested by actual bicyclists. It took a little getting used to, but I have a lot less conflicts in SD than I did in areas around Buffalo that had no bike lanes.
Of course, here the bike lanes usually end a little bit (100 feet or so) before the intersection, so maybe that's something other areas should try.
And as a driver, I love the bike lanes when they're used correctly. It's nice to know where the bike will be, and the majority of the riders that I see know how to make hand signals even. I'm not counting little kids, just the people I see on major roads that are most likely commuting or otherwise riding a long distance.
Of course, if all bicyclists knew what hand signals were and the way to take turns in traffic, instead of just swerving across 50mph traffic to make left turns, the bike lanes could be even more effective.
Dave
