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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Let's call it what it is. This is about drivers who are pissed that they have to slow down. Everything else is window-dressing.

Look how many drivers blow the speed limit on that road. Who are you to throw the rule books at the cyclists?  Oh the safety the safety you say. Right. [/quote]

Even if that is true--and I'll admit, I absolutely get pissed off at having to drive 10 mph in a 25 zone because some weekend warrior is too cool for the bike path--so what?  That's a perfectly natural and defensible reaction.  [b]How would cyclists feel if they had to ride behind pedestrians for 3 minutes at a time at a walking pace until it was safe to pass?[/b]  To say nothing of the many near misses I've endured from cyclists as a pedestrian in a crosswalk?  Get off your high horse.  Speaking only for myself, I always give cyclists a wide berth, even if it is very frustrating, but it should be a two-way street. [/quote]

You just hit on one of the reasons why cyclists ride on the road instead of the bike path along MacArthur, in Rock Creek, and other places. The paths are multi-use and if it's not pedestrians walking two, three, four abreast, it's someone with a dog on a retractable leash or a kid weaving around on a tricycle that cyclists often get caught behind until it's safe to pass. And yes, it can be a couple of minutes. For all the people who are anti-cyclist on MacArthur, where would you have people ride? The bike paths really are not conducive to riding for exercise -- if you don't believe me, go out and try to really ride -- so what other solutions are out there? People have already said Glen Echo killed bike lanes. Where do you want people to ride?

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Pool together some of the $$ you spend on ridik gear and build some velodromes like they do in Europe. If you want American culture to support your sport, do it responsibly in a bike only environment. [/quote]

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