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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The problem is not so much with the sport or the activity. I don't really begrudge anyone that has an exercise routine that they enjoy and can stick to.  The problem is that this activity is ill-suited to a major metropolitan area.  I feel for you guys but just like I can't play street hockey on Connecticut Avenue a peloton whipping through DC just doesn't work.  PS, Beach drive on the weekends is not your personal tour de france stage.  [/quote]

1.  The activity is perfect for a major metro area, that is where cycling is most common and where local govts encourage more biking.  Fact is you hear alot more about cyclists getting killed in rural areas - places where a 55MPH two lane road with no shoulder may be the only way from pt A to pt B.  Here in DC we have trails, bike lanes, traffic calmed roads, and multilane roads (which makes it possible for drivers to pass.  Also at rush hour traffic so slow a bike is going just as fast as a motor vehicle.

2. Conn Avenue?  Well I am glad I don't live in Upper NW. Not many n good alternate routes up there.  Makes me grateful to live in Virginia.   Beach Drive? I though that was closed to cars on weekends?

3. Maybe driving is not suited to a major metro area.[/quote]

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