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I didn't say it's anti-social to bike commute.  I said it's anti-social to be "that guy" who bikes down River Road at rush hour.  I love bike commuting, did it for years (on bike lanes and lesser-trafficked surface streets.)  It's anti-social to bike down the middle of a fast-moving artery with no bike lane at rush hour. And it does not help the cause of building up a biking culture one single bit, because either annoys the drivers or makes bike commuting look like something only maniacs do.  [/quote]

What again is the alternative route?   I am assuming this is River Road north of Goldsboro.[/quote]

I dunno, but if there were truly no safe and appropriate route, I just wouldn't bike commute.  If you chose instead to be unsafe/inappropriate, then that's on you.  [/quote]

It's not unsafe. And it's only inappropriate if [b]you start with the assumption that people shouldn't bike on roads with lots of cars during rush hour[/b].[/quote]

That's a pretty fair assumption that I think everyone  (including lots of bikers) except an extreme minority shares:  you shouldn't bike on roads with no bike infrastructure with lots of cars during rush hour.  [/quote]

Most cyclists PREFER not to ride on such roads.  Most cyclists who are fast and experienced are quite willing to ride on them, in lieu of not riding, or taking some terrible sidepath or long circuitous detour.

Some of the inexperienced riders who avoid such roads end up getting hurt because they favor sidewalks where there is danger of cars pulling out of driveways, because their fear of getting hit from behind makes them ride to far to the side and creates danger at intersections, etc.[/quote]

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