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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I like the IDEA of bike lanes.  But I have to say that when I was trying to work and raise three kids, at three different schools, with the associated activities, playdates and doctor's appointments, I could barely manage WITH a car.  No chance it would have worked on a bike.[/quote]

If only there was a safe way for some of your kids to get to some of their destination via mode of transportation that they controlled...[/quote]

On Connecticut!  Are you insane?[/quote]

If there were protected bike lanes, it would be safer to do this.[/quote]

Even with a bike lane, CT is too dangerous for anyone up to late teens. You're going to be inches from trucks/buses doing 40+, cars trying to make turns in gaps in traffic, and the general bad driving/aggression of the daily commute. You'll need to be able to read/anticipate traffic in a way that only an experienced rider/driver can do. This is a big part of why I'm not a fan of CT bike lanes. It fails the "would you let a kid ride here by themselves?" test. [/quote]

This is just your own conjecture. There is absolutely no scientific proof to what you are suggesting.

Protected bike lanes are safer. Period.[/quote]

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