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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have questions. Because I do commute on Old Georgetown Road - on a bike.  And I see other cyclists in the bike lane.

But it’s crazy that I don’t see more cyclists given that I ride from the beltway to downtown in a few minutes more than it takes to drive and way faster than the metro.  I get my exercise, some fresh air (the trails that cover most of the distance are 1000% better than bike lanes), and my doctor says I’m in great shape for my age.  All this in a vehicle with no payments or insurance, and I don’t need to take time out for the gym anymore.

But honestly, I’ve been hit by a car before and harassed by cars frequently for “sharing a lane” on regular roads.  Old Georgetown would be way too dangerous to ride without the protection and legitimacy that bike lanes provide cyclists.[/quote]

This is the problem here. The person does use the bike lane and sees others use it, but in reality is very few people who do. Its a massive inconvenience to everyone else with benefit to a minority... this is just par for the coarse for the county, some nonsense idea that benefits the few and inconveniences the many - but another amusing and sad thing, the amount of people supporting it. I assume these people either never drive in these areas or are "casual drivers" always taking there sweet time and not really caring if the drive to Baldacci's takes an extra 15 minutes - same people that drive 3 miles below the speed limit, just because and/or pace the work vans in the other lanes. [/quote]

Somebody finally puts the hate where it belongs: the fact that other people dare to use the precious road that you want to have for yourself.[/quote]

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