Truegolden and masmojo: I'm finding your comments about the Dallas area intriguing. I had to live there for about 18 months in the mid-90's for business purposes. I rented a small apartment along Royal Lane in Irving, just North of the John Carpenter. I took my bike down there with me and after working hours I'd pull out of the apt. complex onto Royal Lane, go West bound across the Beltline, and ride along various business park streets up to Tweat(sp?) Road, after which I'd ride the frontage road parallel to 121 until it dead ended at the river, loop around under the bridge and ride the South bound frontage until it stopped. Then I'd turn around and ride back to complete the distance. Something tells me that such an undertaking might be suicidal nowadays. For one thing, I've been told that Royal Lane has been cut through to Dallas County now and runs along the Northern side of the city. Seems to me that such a change would turn Royal Lane into an expressway. Also, as a aside, I recall that one of the most nightmarish places to drive (besides the Airport Expressway) was Loop 12. Still the case? Just curious.
On Saturday, February 1, 2020 at 12:29:58 PM UTC-6, masmojo wrote: > > For me in comes down to one very basic principle and that is the road ways > and everything associated with them were designed for *motor vehicles *simple > really. As a result they were not designed for me OR my bicycle. I am > forced to deal with a system that was not designed for me. So, If I take > liberties fine I've got to do whats good for me. I've been riding for as > long as I can remember pretty much and although the way I ride has changed > it's more of an evolution than anything. Over time I know what works and > what doesn't. > > Even in situations where there's bike lanes, (Which I do use when it makes > sense) they were put in after the fact, problem we have here in Dallas is > there's insane numbers of people moving here and it's quickly overwhelming > our Infrastructure, roads especially. NOTE to people thinking about moving > here *Please don't* it's starting to really really Suck! > > We ARE expanding bike trails and whatnot at a aggressive rate, but > unfortunately I think the perception of Bike trails in general is that they > are a Recreational resource; this mindset makes me a little crazy, Because, > people can walk, Run, Or even casually recreate on their bicycle just about > anywhere. If you are not going anywhere, you can go nowhere, just about > anyplace. A bike path should facilitate alternative transport and it will > be very effective at that if we keep that in mind. Don't build bike paths > from nowhere to nowhere. I am OK with people walking their dogs or > whatever, but 9 times out of 10 I am using the bikepath or trail for > Transportation, as a practical tool, putting tax dollars to functional use, > decreasing traffic for the other people who are not so inclined. Is it > wrong for me to expect a little consideration? I don't think so; I try to > work with the cars, the traffic in a collaborative fashion, you give me a > little space and I'll give you a little space, etc. > > Fortunately, on my 16 mile one way ride to work, roughly half of it is on > a bike path, another 4ish miles are residential/lightly traveled streets, > but balance is sidewalks. No biggie really, I don't think riding a bike on > the sidewalk is technically legal, but it's kind of understood that it's > the only safe option. The only place I've ever caught any grief for riding > on the sidewalk was Guadalupe St. in Austin, but that was 30 years ago. > > So, Yeah, I don't know why I had to unpack all that, but do what's good > for you on or off your, bike; I'm not going to judge. > > But, the whole riding on the sidewalk is against the law argument, just > kinda gets me fired up. It's one thing if you live in NYC, SF or maybe > Chicago, but just about anywhere else in this country it's frequently your > best option. I try to be courteous, because I think it's in my best > interest, but we cannot continue to grow automotive use, sadly it's not > sustainable. > Bike commuting is growing here, despite the ever shrinking availability of > shops catering to cyclist, that should be a sign. > I expect Ebike commuting to Double in 2020 and probably every year after > that. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/36f868c5-7cd3-4731-86d5-8469461d9d8f%40googlegroups.com.
