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[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]

But the bike lanes don’t go all the way from the Beltway into Bethesda so you must be using the Trolley Trail - which is great - but I don’t understand why they needed to put in the bike lanes when the Trolley Trail was already there.[/quote]

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