> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Charlie Bell > Sent: Friday, October 05, 2007 10:12 PM > To: Killer Bs Discussion > Subject: Re: bikes v. cars > > I've noticed that despite the fact that the trike is only 30cm wider > than my bike, cars give way way more room (like correctly passing in > the adjacent lane.)
I have a question about your trip around Australia. Did you only travel on low traffic roads, or multi-lane roads, or roads with wide shoulders that can easily accommodate a bike? The reason I ask is that I was thinking about bikes and traffic as I drove to up to Austin for a funeral. There were a number of bikes on a two lane road that was on the first part of my trip and they coexisted well with traffic, driving on a paved shoulder that was, for all practical purposes, a bike lane. However, if they road in the main lane, they would not have coexisted well. Instead, there would be very long lines forming behind them....at least scores of cars long, if not hundreds. On the road I was thinking of (FM 1488 from I 45 to US 290 for you Texans), if a cyclist were to ride the entire way at, say 20 MPH, the line would stretch for miles behind them. Virtually every cyclist I've seen picked routes in which they wouldn't cause massive problems, so I've not seen this as a problem. But, if they did ride in the main lane of a number of roads, traffic on those roads would be a nightmare. Dan M. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
